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'''Boyle's Gap''' is an opening in the ridge of [[Sand Mountain]] traversed by [[Five Mile Creek]] between [[Tarrant]] and [[Fultondale]]. It was named for [[Bartholomew | '''Boyle's Gap''' is an opening in the ridge of [[Sand Mountain]] traversed by [[Five Mile Creek]] between [[Tarrant]] and [[Fultondale]]. It was named for [[Bartholomew Boyle]], a construction engineer for the [[South & North Railroad]] who purchased 2,000 acres in the vicinity for a farmstead and eventually developed coal mines at [[Lewisburg]] served by the [[Mary Lee Railroad]]. | ||
The South & North, later the [[Louisville & Nashville Railroad]], used Boyle's Gap to approach [[Birmingham]]. [[CSX]]'s [[Boyle's Yard]]s are major railway switching yards on either side of the gap. | The South & North, later the [[Louisville & Nashville Railroad]], used Boyle's Gap to approach [[Birmingham]]. [[CSX]]'s [[Boyle's Yard]]s are major railway switching yards on either side of the gap. | ||
Revision as of 16:03, 16 March 2014
Boyle's Gap is an opening in the ridge of Sand Mountain traversed by Five Mile Creek between Tarrant and Fultondale. It was named for Bartholomew Boyle, a construction engineer for the South & North Railroad who purchased 2,000 acres in the vicinity for a farmstead and eventually developed coal mines at Lewisburg served by the Mary Lee Railroad.
The South & North, later the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, used Boyle's Gap to approach Birmingham. CSX's Boyle's Yards are major railway switching yards on either side of the gap.