Contemporary Print Media Coverage of the Blount Years
1960–1961
- “Steam Museum Possible for Local Area.” Brattleboro Reformer (December 8, 1960)
- Unnamed blurb, White River Valley Herald (January 5, 1961)
- “Selectmen for Steamtown Proposition.” Brattleboro Reformer (January 19, 1961)
- “To Vote on Museum.” Bennington Banner (January 20, 1961)
- Cowing, John E. “Steamtown USA”. Letter to the Brattleboro Reformer (January 25, 1961)
- “Town Okays $25.312 for Steamtown.” Brattleboro Reformer (January 28, 1961)
- “Vote Steamtown Funds.” Bennington Banner (January 30, 1961)
- “Blount Offers Steam Engines to New Hampshire.” Brattleboro Reformer (March 1, 1961)
- “Locomotive Museum Offered to NH State.” Burlington Free Press (March 1, 1961)
- “New Hampshire May Have New Museum.” Newport Daily Express (March 1, 1961)
- “Would Shift Rail Museum to Granite State.” Bennington Banner (March 2, 1961)
- “Steamtown Loses Steam.” Brattleboro Reformer (March 3, 1961)
- Adams, Robert W. Letter to the Brattleboro Reformer (March 10, 1961)
- “Blount Gives Museum Stand.” Brattleboro Reformer (March 10, 1961)
- “Cray Refutes Blount Claim.” Brattleboro Reformer (March 14, 1961)
- Harrison, Victor “Steamtown Project More Than It Appears on Surface.” Brattleboro Reformer (March 16, 1961)
- “F. Nelson Blount Gives Steamtown Background.” Brattleboro Reformer (March 17, 1961)
- J.S.H. “Preserving Steam Era.” Brattleboro Reformer (March 18, 1961)
- “Keene After Steamtown.” Brattleboro Reformer (March 28, 1961)
- Richardson, Frederick H. “Ride on Switcher Gave Steam Urge to Blount.” Brattleboro Reformer (March 29, 1961)
- “NH to Study Steamtown.” Brattleboro Reformer (April 4, 1961)
- “New Hampshire Gearing for Big Year in Tourism.” Brattleboro Reformer (May 2, 1961)
- “New Hampshire Weighing Big Crash Program to Expand Park System.” Bennington Banner (May 2, 1961)
- “Railroad! Cars, Engine, Men – But No Tracks Here…” Brattleboro Reformer (July 17, 1961)
- “Steam RR Run to Open.” Brattleboro Reformer (July 21, 1961)
- “Gremlins Give Railroad Full Head of Trouble.” Argus Champion (July 27, 1961)
- “Free Train Rides for Bicentennial.” Argus Champion (August 3, 1961)
- “ICC Closes Excursion Line; Employees Picket.” Brattleboro Reformer (August 28, 1961)
- “Steamtown Funds Sought.” Brattleboro Reformer (August 30, 1961)
- “New Hampshire’s Plans.” Brattleboro Reformer (December 26, 1961)
1962
- “Steamtown Also Asks Appropriation From Selectmen.” Brattleboro Reformer (January 24, 1962)
- “‘Steamtown’ Hearing Set.” Brattleboro Reformer (March 20, 1962)
- “Granite State Airs Steamtown Project.” Bennington Banner (March 20, 1962)
- “NH to Consider Steamtown Project.” Newport Daily Express (March 20, 1962)
- “Steamtown Wins Favor.” Brattleboro Reformer (March 22, 1962)
- “Keene Backs Proposed Steamtown.” Nashua Telegraph (March 22, 1962)
- “Steamtown Gets Hearty Approval.” Portsmouth Herald (March 23, 1962)
- “Spofford Park Decision Due.” Brattleboro Reformer (April 7, 1962)
- “Not Yet a Sure Thing.” Keene Sentinel (May 15, 1962)
- “Steamtown Cost Grows.” Brattleboro Reformer (May 16, 1962)
- “Keene Council OKs Steamtown.” Brattleboro Reformer (May 19, 1962)
- “Old No.7 Greets Fellow Ancients.” Twin State News-Times (June 7, 1962)
- “‘Steamtown’ Recommended.” Brattleboro Reformer (June 12, 1962)
- “Weeks Backed by Governor.” Brattleboro Reformer (June 14, 1962)
- “‘Tourist Stoppers.” Rutland Daily Herald (June 15, 1962)
- “Excursion Train Approved by ICC.” Brattleboro Reformer (June 19, 1962)
- “Steamtown Hoopla.” Nashua Telegraph (June 27, 1962)
- “Steamtown Views Differ.” Brattleboro Reformer (June 28, 1962)
- “Steamtown Project is Under Fire.” Nashua Telegraph (June 28, 1962)
- “Steamtown – Boon or Gamble? Powell Council Hear Both Sides.” Portsmouth Herald (June 28, 1962)
- “Powell Okays Building of Steamtown USA.” Newport Daily Express (June 29, 1962)
- “Million for Keene.” Rutland Daily Herald (July 2, 1962)
- “Steamtown Run Delayed.” Brattleboro Reformer (July 6, 1962)
- “Steam Train’s First Run Excites Old and Young.” Brattleboro Reformer (July 14, 1962)
- Harrison, Victor “Blount – The Kid.” Brattleboro Reformer (July 17, 1962)
- “Steam Train That Brings Nostalgia, Excitement.” Brattleboro Reformer (July 17, 1962)
- “Steamtrain Scenic Run Now a Reality.” Keene Sentinel, (July 20, 1962)
- “Press, Politicos Guests of Steamtown, U.S.A…” Brattleboro Reformer (August 4, 1962)
- “Famed Paper Has Article on Steamtown.” Springfield Reporter (September 12, 1962)
- “Steamtown Plans in Air.” Brattleboro Reformer (September 20, 1962)
- “Blount Eyes Vermont for ‘Steamtown’ Plan.” St. Albans Daily Messenger (September 24, 1962)
- “Blount Bids for Segment of Railroad.” Vermont Journal (September 27, 1962)
- “Says Lack of Railroad Will Cause Stagnation.” White River Daily Herald (September 27, 1962)
- “The Steam Over Steamtown” NH Profiles, October 1962
- “Blount Bares Rail Plans.” Brattleboro Reformer (October 10, 1962)
- “Rail Service Plan.” Rutland Daily Herald (October 13, 1962)
- “B&M Agrees to Sale of Rail Section to Blount.” Brattleboro Reformer (November 17, 1962)
1963
- “Blount’s Equipment to Be in New Movie.” Brattleboro Reformer (January 28, 1963)
- “Let’s Get Going.” Keene Sentinel (January 29, 1963)
- “King Rejects Display of Railroads.” Rutland Daily Herald (February 16, 1963)
- “Railroad Museum Plan Vetoed.” Bennington Banner (February 16, 1963)
- “Chance for Vermont.” Brattleboro Reformer (February 19, 1963)
- “Hoff, Blount Have Huddle.” Brattleboro Reformer (February 22, 1963)
- “Rail Service – When?” Rutland Daily Herald (March 16, 1963)
- “Steamtown Plans Made.” Brattleboro Reformer (May 11, 1963)
- “Railway Hearing Delayed a Week.” Rutland Daily Herald (May 13, 1963)
- “Steamtown Opens Season.” Brattleboro Reformer (May 20, 1963)
- “Rutland Railway Hearing Today.” Rutland Daily Herald (May 20, 1963)
- “Press to Get Close Look at Steamtown.” Springfield Reporter (June 12, 1963)
- “365 Visit Steamtown.” Brattleboro Reformer (June 24, 1963)
- “Steamtown Running Daily.” Brattleboro Reformer (July 1, 1963)
- “Reporters Pay Steamtown Visit.” Vermont Journal (July 4, 1963)
- “Local News.” Brattleboro Reformer (July 25, 1963)
- “Blount Wants Part of Road.” Brattleboro Reformer (August 21, 1963)
- “Steamtown Keeps Ahead.” Brattleboro Reformer (August 29, 1963)
- “Wulfson to Sign Lease for Section of Rutland Ry.” The Times Argus (September 5, 1963)
- “Blount Still Negotiating.” Brattleboro Reformer (September 9, 1963)
- “PSB Still negotiating with Blount.” Burlington Free Press (September 10, 1963)
- “An Opportunity for Island Pond.” Newport Daily Express (September 19, 1963)
- Goodwin, John “Rutland-Bellows Falls Rail to Open: Blount.” Vermont Journal (October 10, 1963)
- “Blount May Get Share of Railroad.” Rutland Daily Herald (October 11, 1963)
- “Brighter RR Prospects.” Rutland Daily Herald (October 12, 1963)
- “PSB’s Appraised Value of Rutland Line $1.9 Million.” Newport Daily Express (October 22, 1963)
- “Blount to Lease Rutland Rail Link.” Newport Daily Express (November 5, 1963)
- “State Buying Bellows Falls Railroad Spur.” Rutland Daily Herald (November 5, 1963)
- “Blount Will Operate Line.” Brattleboro Reformer (November 5, 1963)
- “State Purchasing Rutland Segment for Blount Lease.” Burlington Free Press (November 5, 1963)
- “Another Rail Segment.” Rutland Daily Herald (November 6, 1963)
- “Blount, State Reach Terms on Railroad.” Vermont Journal (November 7, 1963)
- “Blount Weighs Several Offers for ‘Steamtown’.” Bennington Banner (November 12, 1963)
- “Blount Speaks in Chester.” Rutland Daily Herald (December 4, 1963)
- “B&M, Blount Square Away in Rail Fight.” Vermont Journal (December 5, 1963)
- “Hoff Office Mum on Negotiations for RR Stretch.” The Times Argus (December 10, 1963)
- “PSB to Hold Hearing Dec. 19 on Blount Lease.” Burlington Free Press (December 10, 1963)
- “B&M Battling Blount over Rutland Tracks.” Vermont Journal (December 12, 1963)
- “Progress Made in Settling Railroad Dispute.” Burlington Free Press (December 18, 1963)
- “Hoff Railroad Solution Subjects State to ICC.” White River Valley Herald (December 26, 1963)
1964
- “Witnesses Favor Blount to Operate Rail Line.” Brattleboro Reformer (January 24, 1964)
- “Blount Puts Rail Case up to PSB.” Rutland Daily Herald (January 24, 1964)
- “Union Representatives Oppose Blount’s Plan.” Brattleboro Reformer (January 25, 1964)
- “Railroad ‘Buff’ Tells All.” Rutland Daily Herald (January 25, 1964)
- “Rail Service Sought.” Rutland Daily Herald (January 25, 1964)
- “State Finding on Steamtown Coming Soon.” Vermont Journal (March 5, 1964)
- “State to File Order This Week on Rutland RR.” Burlington Free Press (March 23, 1964)
- “Blount Gets Green Light.” Brattleboro Reformer (March 26, 1964)
- “Rail Service Outlook.” Rutland Daily Herald (March 27, 1964)
- “Gibson Says B&M ‘Reluctant’ About Negotiating on VT Line.” The Times Argus (April 6, 1964)
- “State, Blount Reach Accord on Rail Lease.” The Times Argus (April 17, 1964)
- “Blount and State Sign Rail Pact.” Rutland Daily Herald (April 18, 1964)
- “Steamtown Site to be Chosen Within 90 Days.” Brattleboro Reformer (May 5, 1964)
- “Blount Might Move.” Rutland Daily Herald (May 6, 1964)
- “Steamtown May Leave Area; Wouldn’t Affect Rutland Lease.” Burlington Free Press (May 6, 1964)
- “Blount Weighs Several Offers for Steamtown.” Brattleboro Reformer (May 6, 1964)
- “Blount: Steamtown Will Go Where it is Supported.” Vermont Journal (May 14, 1964)
- “Railroad Excursionists Happy.” Rutland Daily Herald (May 18, 1964)
- “All Aboard! Vt. Railway Excursion Lures Buffs and Creates Nostalgia.” Bennington Banner (May 21, 1964)
- “Blount, Gibson, B&M Meeting on Bellows Falls Yard Control.” Burlington Free Press (May 25, 1964)
- “B&M Won’t Give Blount Yard Room”. Rutland Daily Herald (May 26, 1964)
- “Steam Trains Start Runs.” Brattleboro Reformer (May 29, 1964)
- “Town Helps Steamtown.” Brattleboro Reformer (June 2, 1964)
- “Train Ride.” Vermont Journal (June 4, 1964)
- “Rail Excursion Starts at Stables.” Rutland Daily Herald (June 4, 1964)
- “Blount Sets Deadline on Yards.” Rutland Daily Herald (June 5, 1964)
- “Billy Graham Rides Train.” Brattleboro Reformer (June 12, 1964)
- “Rutland Line, Blount, State All Dickering.” Rutland Daily Herald (June 13, 1964)
- “RR Issues Described.” Rutland Daily Herald (June 16, 1964)
- “State Aid to Blount.” Rutland Daily Herald (June 19, 1964)
- “Bellows Falls – Chester Excursions are Scheduled.” Rutland Daily Herald (June 24, 1964)
- “Blount Begins Daily Rail Excursions.” Bennington Banner (July 2, 1964)
- “Steamtown Gets One” (Belgian locomotive) Rutland Daily Herald (July 14, 1964)
- “Blount Gets World’s Biggest Steam Engine” Bennington Banner (July 16, 1964)
- “Abandoned Rails May Soon Be Scrapped.” Rutland Daily Herald (August 10, 1964)
- “Big Boy Comes to Walpole” Vermont Journal (August 27, 1964)
- “Ginsburg Sets Friday Deadline for Vt. To Purchase Trackage.” The Times Argus (September 2, 1964)
- “Blount Says Future of Steamtown Here Uncertain.” Vermont Journal (September 3, 1964)
- “State Should Act” Brattleboro Reformer (September 5, 1964)
- “Fall Foliage Tours Start.” Brattleboro Reformer (September 9, 1964)
- “Big Boy Arrives” Vermont Journal (October 1, 1964)
- “Blount Seeks Local Support of Steamtown.” Brattleboro Reformer (October 22, 1964)
- “Steamtown Has Top Year.” Brattleboro Reformer (November 4, 1964)
- “Blount Moves Turntable.” Brattleboro Reformer (November 28, 1964)
- “Huge Railroad Turntable Expertly Installed at Chester Depot” Vermont Journal (December 3, 1964)
1965
- “Blount Plans Rutland-Bellows Falls Freight Line.” Burlington Free Press (January 30, 1965)
- “Rutland-Bellows Falls RR Freight OK: ICC.” Bennington Banner (March 26, 1965)
- “Blount to Begin Rail Service On Friday.” The Times Argus (March 31, 1965)
- “Barre Steamroller Retires to Steamtown” The Times Argus (April 28, 1965)
- “Blount Said to Be Seeking Vermont Space for Steamtown.” Bennington Banner (September 23, 1965)
- “Steamtown to Relocate.” Rutland Daily Herald (September 23, 1965)
- “Steamtown May Expand at Bellows Falls” St. Albans Daily Messenger (September 23, 1965)
- “Nelson Blount Plans to Move Steamtown to State” Burlington Free Press (September 23, 1965)
1966
- “250 RR Buffs Visit Museum” Brattleboro Daily Reformer (May 2, 1966)
- “Steamtown Locomotive on Sentimental Journey” Rutland Daily Herald (May 5, 1966)
- “Remember the Good Old Days of Railroads?” Brattleboro Reformer (June 25, 1966)
- “A Photo Tour of Steamtown” Bennington Banner (June 25, 1966)
1967
- “Vermont’s Railway Venture is Paying Off” Burlington Free Press (April 22, 1967)
- “Steamtown Gets ‘Repton'” Brattleboro Reformer (June 1, 1967)
- “Blount Story in Magazine” Brattleboro Reformer (May 13, 1967)
- “Queen’s Engine in Vermont” Bennington Banner (June 5, 1967)
- “1967 Season Schedule” Bennington Banner (July 15, 1967)
- “Steamtown Owner Killed in NH” The Times Argus (September 2, 1967)
- “F. Nelson Blount; Railroad Buff, Millionaire, Is Killed In Airplane” Rutland Daily Herald (September 2, 1967)
- “F. Nelson Blount, Rail Enthusiast, industrialist, Dies in Plane Crash” Burlington Free Press (September 2, 1967)
- “Founder of Steamtown, U.S.A. Dies at 49 in Plane Accident” Bennington Banner (September 2, 1967)
- “New Hampshire Orders Autopsy in Blount’s Air Crash Death” Burlington Free Press (September 4, 1967)
- “Obituary Notices” Rutland Daily Herald (September 4, 1967)
- “400 in Peterborough at Blount Funeral”
- “Blount Died of Injuries in Crash” Burlington Free Press (September 6, 1967)
- “Fuel Supply Problem Seen Cause of Blount’s Fatal Plane Crash” Bennington Banner (September 6, 1967)
- “Steamtown Future Sure – Mead New Head of Foundation” Brattleboro Reformer (October 19, 1967)
- “New Steamtown Head Named” Bennington Banner (October 30, 1967)
- “Attendance Up At Steamtown” Burlington Free Press (November 22, 1967)