Howell
County, Missouri
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Identifier: p01101
Title: Brandsville,
Missouri Depot
Creator: Howard
D. Killam
Description: The
railroad depot at Brandsville,
Missouri used by the St. Louis-San
Francisco Railway Company. Laid
out in 1883 by the St. Louis and
San Francisco Railroad and named
for Michael Brand. During the construction
of the railroad, the place was
known as Flag Pond.
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County: Howell
Division: Southern
Subdivision: Willow
Springs
Branch: Main
Line
Station: C325
Freight: 192
Milepost: 325.2
miles from St. Louis
Date Original: July
17, 1958
Source: 4
x 6 inch black and white photograph |
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Identifier: p01104
Title: Burnham,
Missouri Depot
Creator: Allen
Johnson
Description: The
railroad depot at Burnham, Missouri used
by the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Company. Named for C. B. Burnham, vice-president
of the old Kansas City and Memphis Railroad
of Kansas City.
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County: Howell
Division: Eastern
Sub-Division: Willow
Springs
Branch: Unknown
Station: C298
Freight: 104
Milepost: 298.2
miles from Kansas City
Date
Original: Unknown
Source: 3
x 5 inch black and white photograph |
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Identifier: p01216
Title: Olden,
Missouri Depot
Creator: Howard
D. Killam
Description: The
railroad depot at Olden, Missouri, used
by the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Company. A small town on Highway 63 and
the Frisco R. R., in Dry Creek Township.
It was established in 1882 by the railroad
and named for Benjamin F. Olden, an early
lawyer and influential citizen of West
Plains, who at one time, was attorney
for the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis
R. R. Company (later the Frisco R. R.).
He came from Illinois during the |
late
1860s. During the construction of the road, the camp
here was known as Edom for Edom Dixon of West Plains,
one of the contractors. (—Place Names)
County: Howell
Division: Southern
Subdivision: Willow
Springs
Branch: Main
line
Station: C306
Freight: 623
Milepost: 306.1
miles from St. Louis
Date Original: Unknown
Source: 4
x 6 inch black and
white photograph |
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Identifier: p01227
Title: Pomona,
Missouri Depot
Creator: Arthur
Johnson
Description: The
railroad depot at Pomona, Missouri used
by the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Company A small town in Dry Creek Township,
on Highway 63 and the Frisco R. R. The
land had been homesteaded by William
White who sold it to William Pitts who
started a large fruit farm. H. D. Mackey
owned a 400 acre farm of apples, peaches,
pears and berries; others owned large
orchards near. Through the influence
of the railroad company, and William
Pitts, the town was laid out between
1894 and |
1896.
Jacob Kreybill, originally from Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania, suggested the name for Pomona,
the goddess of fruits, because it was situated
in a good fruit section. (—Place
Names)
County: Howell
Division: Southern
Subdivision: Willow
Springs
Branch: Main
Line
Station: C303
Freight: 675
Milepost: 303.4
miles from Kansas City
Date
Original: October
16, 1949
Source: 2.5
x 4 inch black and white photograph
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Identifier: p01267
Title: Trask, Missouri Depot
Creator: Howard
D. Killam
Description: The
railroad depot at Trask, Missouri,
used by the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Company
County: Howell
Division: Southern |
Subdivision: Willow
Springs
Branch: Current
River
Station: 304
Freight: Unknown
Milepost: 304.0
miles from Kansas City
Date Original: June
29, 1950
Source: 5
x 6.5 inch black and white photograph |
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Identifier: p01288
Title: Willow
Springs,
Missouri Depot
Creator: Howard
D. Killam
Description: The
railroad depot at Willow Springs,
Missouri, used by the St. Louis-San
Francisco Railway Company A town
on Highways 60 and63 at the junction
of the Frisco and Current River
R. R.
County: Howell
Division: Southern |
Subdivision: Willow
Springs
Branch: Current
River
Station: C293
Freight: 909
Milepost: 293.3
miles from Kansas City
Date Original: June
11, 1957
Source: 4
x 6 inch black and white photograph |
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