Wild Goose Town, West Grand Bahama, The Bahamas — North Atlantic (Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies)

Pineridge Locomotive Axle

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, October 9, 2023

1. Pineridge Locomotive Axle Marker

Inscription.
This axle is one of only a few remnants left of locomotives that carried lumber & pit props from the Pineridge lumber mill site & this harbour from 1943 to 1960. It was found buried just west of here at the former terminus, which was later filled in to elevate the harbour.

A portion of a log cart, manufactured by the Kilby Iron Works Anniston, Alabama owned and operated by former Alabama Governor Thomas Erby Kilby, Sr. The lumber operations were in full swing in Grand Bahama at the time exporting lumber produced from local pine to the U.S., the Caribbean & Europe. In 1943, the lumber operation was brought from Abaco by Bahamian; Mr. J. W. Roberts, Sr. Mr. Wallace Groves brought the operation from Mr. Robert's estate in 1945 and used the profits from its sale to develop Freeport/Lucaya & upgrade the current harbour here on Grand Bahama.

Researched by,
Darius D. Williams
For the Freeport Harbour
"The Memory of History Keeps Tracking on!!!"

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.

Location. 26° 31.235′ N,

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78° 46.34′ W. Marker is in Wild Goose Town, West Grand Bahama. It is on East Mall. This marker is located in the Robinson Seafood Delight area. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 E Mall, Wild Goose Town, West Grand Bahama, The Bahamas. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in North America,

in the Western Hemisphere,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 21 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (approx. 20 kilometers away in Freeport); Hurricane Dorian Memorial (approx. 20.1 kilometers away in Freeport); Welcome to the Labyrinth (approx. 20.2 kilometers away in Freeport); Wallace and Georgette Groves (approx. 20.2 kilometers away in Freeport).

Also see . . . Thomas E. Kilby (1919-23). His family moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where Kilby received his early and only education in the city’s public grammar schools. He began his business career in 1887 as an agent for the Georgia-Pacific Railroad

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, October 9, 2023

2. Pineridge Locomotive Axle Marker

in Anniston, Alabama. In 1889, he entered the steel business with Horry Clark, who owned Clark and Company, and soon he was made a partner in the renamed Clark and Kelly Company. Over the next decade, the company evolved into a major operation renamed the Kilby Steel Company. The future governor also founded the Alabama Frog and Switch Company, and he served as president of both it and the Kilby Steel Company. (Submitted on October 19, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 220 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.