Article - "Full Steam Ahead" Sarah Ponder, Engineer
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Title
Article - "Full Steam Ahead" Sarah Ponder, Engineer
Subject
West Virginia; African Americans--Appalachian Region; African Americans--Southern States; African American heritage; African American Women; Norfolk Southern Railroad--Engineers; African Americans--West Virginia--McDowell County--Bluefield; Labor
Description
Article in publication "West Virginia: It's People, Places & Stories" highlighting Sarah Ponder's life and career as an African American Woman engineer with Norfolk Southern railroad's Pocahontas division. She was the first Black Female conductor with the railroad and served 22 years, retiring in 2019.
Creator
Jamie Null
Source
West Virginia: It's People, Places & Stories
Publisher
CNHI West Virginia LLC
Date
2014
Contributor
Sarah Ponder, Alona Norwood
Rights
Items can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes.
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Citation
Jamie Null, “Article - "Full Steam Ahead" Sarah Ponder, Engineer,” Black in Appalachia: Community History Digital Archive, accessed May 3, 2024, https://blackinappalachia.omeka.net/items/show/2275.