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Re: Lucnyville---The Story of a city that could
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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it.
Luck-Knee-Ville yes thats the correct way to pronounce it.
Nate you've sent chills down my Spine. This is what we needed....
Now we have a Roadmap to work from... Your Insight as Mr Burns would say....
"Excellent....!"
I have a TOTAL visual of the town in my head and will try and get some layouts
on paper as well as digital for everyone...
I'll be excited to see the process in action... You see you have opened up a
WONDERFUL can of worms..
HiTechnic will need a Contractor to build the Fancy Building. It just so
happens that K-Salm Construction is Stationed in Lucnyville and could assist in
the design. First though the Inspector has to approve everything and give
permits to HiTechnic.. Good this is it will bring more jobs to the area...
Great Job
Wayne
In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Nate Jacobs writes:
> The story of the city that could.
>
> Lucnyville, pronounced "luck-knee-ville"?? had been at one time a bustling
> frontier town. It had modernized and grown with the advent of the
> industrial age and grew to be an important stop on the railroad for
> maintenance. By the early 1920's the city was on the forefront of a
> bustling growing economy. Not only were the railroads an integral part of
> the economy, but also a new thing called the automobile was making its way
> into peoples lifes. Lucnyville survived the depression of the 1930's to
> early '40's by hardwork and the determination of the Mayor to help everyone
> he could.
>
> The '50's and '60's were a growth time for Lucnyville. Train traffic was
> ever increasing and it had even garnered a stop on the coveted Sante Fe
> Superchief run. Tourism was playing an integral part of the economy by this
> time. Standing on the outskirts of the town was a fort that had been the
> site of a major battle during the Civil War. The I Corps of the Grand Army
> of the Mohawk had managed to withstand a siege by the CSA Army of the
> Tennessee for 2 straight weeks until the III Corps of the AOM was able to
> arrive and push the AOT troops away. Thousands arrived each year to behold
> the monument to all those who died in the siege.
>
> However by the 1970's and 80's the city began to decline. Railroads lost
> importance. People had less money to travel and visit historical landmarks.
> Lucnyville began a decline. Thousands left the city in search for jobs.
> Only the poor and the lucky stayed put. Even the Mayor, Third Generation
> Mayor, only ran for one term and then left Lucnyville. By 1996 the city was
> all but deserted. The only things remaining in town were the post office,
> fire and police departments, and a few scarterings of houses, victorian
> houses, that reminded all those who remained of times long-ago. On the
> outskirts the fort sat empty--the city park commission broke--the old
> railroad buildings sat empty waiting to be used. And the once proud
> Superchief line now only stopped once a week. What was left was in
> disrepair. The only highlight of the city was the trolly that was left in
> working order thanks to dontaions from the local citizens.
>
> It wasn't until the latter half of 1999 and 2000 that the city finally began
> to come to life. The former Mayor had come back, this time with some plans
> and money. He brought with him a new contract from the railroads to use the
> maintenence buildings again. A grant from the National Government to make
> Fort Standing Rock a national historic landmark. He also got the local
> electrical supplier to base their maintenence vehicles in the city. Even a
> technology company named Hitechnic(TM) had decided to move its headquarters
> to the city.
>
> The city slowly began to take shape. First a KFC(TM) appeared, then some
> new houses. Fort Standing Rock really began to attract more tourists.
> Santa Fe made more regular stops in the city. A rival railroad company
> began adding some line through the city. Large construction projects began
> to take shape on the horizon. Lucnyville was back!!
>
> -------------------------------------
> What appears above is just my idea of what I think of when I hear Lucnyville
> and some of the ideas I have heard before. By no means is it a complete
> history, but in my opinion a neat place to start with lots of room for
> improvement.
>
> Suggestions, Comments, Additions Welcomed.
>
> Nate
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