Howard Santa Fe RR Depot

Started by W. Gray, January 28, 2010, 01:29:27 PM

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W. Gray

January 28, 2010, 01:29:27 PM

This is the Howard Depot that was built around 1907 to replace the burned depot. It appears to be much smaller than the original.

It was apparently just unceremoniously torn down sometime after Santa Fe abandoned the Howard Branch in 1975.

The Benson Museum has a desk at the front entrance from this depot.

From time to time there are postcards featuring this depot offered on various web sites.


From the Kansas State Historical Society via the Santa Fe Historical and Modeling web site
"If one of the many corrupt...county-seat contests must be taken by way of illustration, the choice of Howard County, Kansas, is ideal." Dr. Everett Dick, The Sod-House Frontier, 1854-1890.
"One of the most expensive county-seat wars in terms of time and money lost..." Dr. Homer E Socolofsky, KSU

pepelect

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January 28, 2010, 09:40:01 PM
Is there any building in Howard that did not burn at least once?? 

The school is the only one I can think of off hand. 

Who needs building codes we have not needed then since the 1870's why would we need them ever?

Diane Amberg

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January 28, 2010, 10:05:40 PM
I know this is off topic, but considering what Kansas just did about any sprinkler ordinances, most of Kansas must agree with that. Who needs safety codes?
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