Helena History
Published 9:47 am Monday, December 7, 2015
![L&N Railroad Yard, circa 1900. Within a decade after the Civil War, the L&N absorbed the South and North Alabama Railroad to gain access to the rich mineral lands of the southern Cahaba coalfield. By 1890, the L&N had a large yard at Helena to service the nearby coal mines and adjacent rolling mill. (Contributed/City of Helena Museum)](https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/12/12-9-l_Helena-History-crop.jpg)
L&N Railroad Yard, circa 1900. Within a decade after the Civil War, the L&N absorbed the South and North Alabama Railroad to gain access to the rich mineral lands of the southern Cahaba coalfield. By 1890, the L&N had a large yard at Helena to service the nearby coal mines and adjacent rolling mill. (Contributed/City of Helena Museum)