The Clinchfield Railroad (1902-1983) which runs 277 miles from Spartansburg, SC to Elkhorn City, KY was built originally to haul coal and timber from the mountains
to the markets. The first
passenger train stopped in Dungannon, Virginia in 1909. From 1910 to 1912, the Depot
in
Dungannon was in a boxcar, open at both ends and located on a side track. The last passenger
then traveled through Dungannon on May 2, 1955, then the depot sat
empty for over 20 years. The present Depot was built by hand
beginning in 1910 and completed in 1912.
Saving the Historic Building. In 1977, the Dungannon Women's Club asked Clinchfield to donate the abandoned Depot
for preservation. The Railroad agreed, provided the Depot was moved off railroad property. The Dungannon Town Council
contributed land in the center of town. In 1978, the Women's Club moved the Depot, renovated it, and began to use it as a
community center. In 2009, the Women's Club gave the Depot the Town of Dungannon for town hall and community use. On
March 18, 2010, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources listed the Dungannon Depot on the Virginia Landmarks Register.
The railroad, now part of the CSX system, continues to be used to haul coal, timber and other freight. And
just before Thanksgiving each year, the famous "Santa Train" stops in Dungannon bringing special gifts and
toys to boys and girls throughout the region.
Dungannon Women's Club,
from 1977-1992:
Darlene Adkins ·
Lillian Banner - Charter ·
Frankie Beard ·
Cornelia Bevins ·
Becky Bingman - Charter ·
Anne Lee Blackwell - Charter ·
Mary Blankenship ·
Jackie Brown - Charter ·
Judy Blevins ·
Jenny Castle ·
Alice Coblentz ·
Barbara Collins ·
Edna Compton ·
Glenna Corder ·
Vonda Corder ·
Bertha Crites ·
Teresa Culbertson ·
Patty Dingus - Charter ·
Barbara Dockery ·
Cara Sue Dockery - Charter ·
Wanda Duncan ·
Maria Exner ·
Lola Farrmer - Charter ·
Lou Ann Farmer ·
Margaret Feirabend ·
Kate Flannery - Charter ·
Joann Grizzle ·
Peggy Hensley ·
Carol Hill ·
Donna Hillman ·
Mildred Hillman - Charter ·
Myrtle Horton - Charter ·
Emily Johnson - Charter ·
Juanita Kalat - Charter ·
Krista Kern ·
Ruth Kern ·
Mary Lane - Charter ·
Naomi Lane ·
Marcella Lell - Charter ·
Anne Leibig - Charter ·
Helen Lewis - Charter ·
Lillian Lucas - Charter ·
Marie Mann - Charter ·
Cora McKinney ·
Shirley Moore ·
Cathy Nickels ·
Charlotte Nickels - Charter ·
Anna Ruth Osborne - Charter ·
Joyce Osborne - Charter ·
Julie Osborne - Charter ·
Margaret Osborne - Charter ·
Merry Osborne ·
Rhetha Osborne ·
Camilla Potter ·
Creola Reedy ·
Kate Robinson ·
Nancy Robertson ·
Jean Salling ·
Elaine Scott - Charter ·
Elizabeth Scott - Charter ·
Carol Sluss ·
Jo Nell Sluss ·
Myrtle Sluss ·
Nancy Sluss ·
Aletha Strong ·
Louise Strong ·
Teri Vantrin ·
Teresa Wrycaster ·
Daisy West ·
Anita Winegarner ·
Grey Wilson - Charter ·
MelisaWolfe - garter ·
Myrtle Wolfe - Charter
Deceased Members:
Lola Farmer ·
Cora McKinney ·
Anna Ruth Osborne ·
Kate Roberts ·
Jean Salling
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