Apr 17, 2021
James “Jim” Arnold Parsons, Sr., 68, of Triadelphia, WV, died unexpectedly at home on Thursday, April 15, 2021.
He was born on August 22, 1952, in Wheeling, WV, son of the late Dale A. and Mary L. Dobrzynski Parsons.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, David Parsons; an infant brother; and father-in- law, George N. Junkins.
Jim was a skilled masonry contractor. He also worked as a coal miner for Valley Camp and at the B & O Railroad. He coached baseball, softball and flag football where he made an impact on many of the youth in the valley.
Who doesn t enjoy a good game of Monopoly now and then?
For generations, families have played the board game, which is based on the streets of Atlantic City. For many around the world, this is the only exposure to Atlantic City that they will ever have.
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On the social media site, Reddit, someone has posted a map of Atlantic City, color-coded with the monopoly streets. Check it out:
Here are some facts about Monopoly you may not be aware of:
Marvin Gardens is actually misspelled on the game. According to Wikipedia, The misspelling was said to have been introduced by Charles Todd and passed on when his home-made
FreightWaves Classics: Railroads helped the U.S. expand and increased interstate commerce
America s first common carriers are still relevant A Union Pacific train heads to its next destination. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
Early beginnings
Railroads were first developed in Great Britain. The first railroads were horse-drawn wagons running on wooden and then iron tracks, or rails…
Wooden railroads were also built in the American colonies and were built exclusively to transport freight. Termed “wagonways,” the earliest were begun in the 1720s. In addition to the British and colonists using wagonways in North America, the French used a wagonway to haul construction materials to their fortress at Louisburg, Nova Scotia, in New France (now Canada) in 1720.
A mere 10 years after Henry Ford started producing the Model A in 1903, motoring parties became a popular pastime. Situated between Washington D.C. and Philadelphia, Cecil County was often traveled by these new motorists. However, since there were no maps for roads that were often not suitable for car travel, crossing through the county was often quite an adventure.
Cecil County sat in the path of many proposed roads to connect cities along the northeast corridor (just like Route 40 and I-95 serve that purpose today). Prior to the automobile, roads in the county were either dirt or sand, depending upon the location. As the need arose for better roads, in 1909, âThe Good Road Commission of Marylandâ was asked to choose a route through Cecil County. They proposed the southern route, Perryville to Elkton, as opposed to Conowingo to Newark. They felt that in order to accommodate cars the bridge at Conowingo would need rebuilding, which would leave residents there without a way
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