Demolition of an unknown building on Spring Street in Palestine.

Demolition of an unknown building on Spring Street in Palestine.

Demolition of an unknown building on Spring Street in Palestine.

Demolition of an unknown building on Spring Street in Palestine.

Demolition of an unknown building located on Spring Street - Palestine.

Demolition of an unknown building on Spring Street in Palestine.

A survivor of the "Glory Days of Steam" - the author: Burt C. Blanton - momentarily delays departure of the Clinchfield Railroad's special excursion train wich is standing at the Marion, North Carolina Depot; scheduled to leave at 9:00 am on Sunday morning, June 10, 1979. The train is headed by the Clinchfield's passenger locomotives, No. 200, type FP-7A, and No. 800, type F-7A. The consist was eight cars. The train's route was in a northerly direction from Marion to Erwin, Tennessee - a rail distance of 82.3 miles. The Clinchfield Railroad is a typical mountain line (standard gauge) - 275 miles in length - completed on February 9, 1915, at an average cost of $201,000 per mile. It's rails traverse a portion of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the railroad crosses the Eastern Transcontinental Divide in the Blue Ridge Tunnel which has a length of 1,865 feet. There are 55 tunnels on the route, ranging from 154 to 7,865 feet. This excellent short line railroad extends from the southern terminus, Spartanburg, South Carolina, via Marion, North Carolina to Erwin, Tennessee; and thence to the northern terminus at Elkhorn City, Kentucky.

Photo of the Dogwood located in front of City Hall, downtown Palestine.

Looking north along N. Sycamore Street. Notice the construction of what was the Royall National Bank Drive-Thru building on the right. This bank later became the Hibernia Bank, then Capitol One in 2006.

Photograph of greeters for the Sunday Morning Worship Service at First Christian Church. They are shown here in the narthex of the church at 620 Woodworth Blvd. Front row, left to right: Robert A. Bowers, Johnny Edgerton, and Leatrice Huber. Back row, left to right: Glynn Lowther, Len Caillouet, and Fred Day.

Photo of one of the roads in Davey Dogwood Park near Palestine during the Dogwood Festival.

Photo of a Dogwood Tree during the Dogwood Trails Festival.

Photo of one of the roads in Davey Dogwood Park near Palestine during the Dogwood Festival.

Photo of one of the roads in Davey Dogwood Park near Palestine during the Dogwood Festival.

Photograph of a blooming Dogwood tree in the front yard of the Howard House, which is located at 1011 N. Perry Street in Palestine. The house is a one-story, white, antebellum-style house with Greek revival influence including square columns along the front porch. An anchor with a plaque is propped in the front yard.

Photograph of a blooming Dogwood tree in the front yard of the Howard House, which is located at 1011 N. Perry Street in Palestine. The house is a one-story, white, antebellum-style house with Greek revival influence including square columns along the front porch. A sign in the front yard says "The Howard House Museum" and a woman wearing a red pantsuit is standing on the front porch.

Photograph of a blooming Dogwood tree in the front yard of the Howard House, which is located at 1011 N. Perry Street in Palestine. The house is a one-story, white, antebellum-style house with Greek revival influence including square columns along the front porch. A sign in the front yard says "The Howard House Museum."

Photograph of a blooming Dogwood tree in the front yard of the Howard House, which is located at 1011 N. Perry Street in Palestine. The house is a one-story, white, antebellum-style house with Greek revival influence including square columns along the front porch. An anchor with a plaque is propped in the front yard.

Photo of the Dogwood Trees in bloom located in the front of the Carnegie Building in Palestine.

Blooming Dogwood trees in the yard of the Carnegie Building in Palestine.

Photo of the front of the Carnegie Building in Palestine. This building once housed the Palestine Public Library.

Photograph of a small creek in Davey Dogwood Park, located in Anderson County near Palestine. Photo was most likely taken during the Dogwood Festival.

Photograph of car taking a tour of the Davey Dogwood Park, near Palestine, Texas.

Photograph of a blooming Dogwood tree located in front of the Carnegie Building in Palestine, Texas.