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for Greenville Times / Pitt's Past Vol. Issue , Jan 21-Feb 4 2009
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The village of Oakley, also referred to as the depot of “Leens,” was part of the Carolina township and an important lumber shipping point on the Washington Brach Rail Road, which was built in 1892 by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. The community was named by C. E. Leens, a train engineer for the line. Leens began as a platform and a lumber shipping point, where in 1892 a post office was established there called “Oakley.” Around this grew other stores and buildings, and the town of Oakley was incorporated in 1903, welcoming teachers, merchants, and businesses. Despite is growth, in 1910 Oakley began to fade as the population dwindled to 27 persons in 1940. Along with the decay of the railroad system came the disintegration of the township of Oakley.
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