New
Madrid County, Missouri
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Identifier: p01148
Title: Gideon,
Missouri Depot
Creator: Unknown
Description: The
railroad depot at Gideon,
Missouri, used by the St. Louis-San
Francisco Railway Company
County: New
Madrid
Division: River & Cape |
Subdivision: Leachville
Branch: Unknown
Station: TE206
Freight: 320
Milepost: 206.2
miles from St. Louis
Date Original: October
7, 1954
Source: 4
x 6 inch black and white photograph |
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Identifier: p01192
Title: Marston,
Missouri Depot
Creator: Howard
D. Killa
Description: The
railroad depot at Marston, Missouri,
used by the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Company
County: New
Madrid
Division: River & Cape |
Subdivision: Chaffee
Branch: Unknown
Station: T191
Freight: 533
Milepost: 191.4
miles from St. Louis
Date
Original: September
26, 1972
Source: 4
x 6 inch black and white photograph |
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Identifier: p01201
Title: Morehouse,
Missouri Depot
Creator: Unknown
Description: The
railroad depot at Morehouse, Missouri,
used by the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Company. The town had its origin in the
location here of large saw mills when
the Cairo branch of the St. L. I. M. & S.
R. R., made possible the handling of
the vast quantities of timber found about
the town. (—History of Southeast
Missouri, |
1912, Douglas,
Vol.1, p. 389.)
County: New
Madrid
Division: River
Subdivision: Leachville
Branch: Unknown
Station: TE173
Freight: 555
Milepost: 173.1
miles from St. Louis
Date Original: September
22, 1967
Source: 8
x 10 inch black and
white photograph |
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Identifier: p01229
Title: Portageville,
Missouri Depot
Creator: Howard
D. Killam
Description: The
railroad depot at New Portageville,
Missouri, used by the St. Louis-San
Francisco
Railway Company
County: New
Madrid
Division: River & Cape |
Subdivision: Chaffee
Branch: Unknown
Station: T199
Freight: 677
Milepost: 198.9
miles from St. Louis
Date Original: May
1966
Source: 4
x 6 inch black and white photograph |
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Identifier: p01238
Title: Risco,
Missouri Depot
Creator: Howard
D. Killam
Description: The
railroad depot at Risco, Missouri,
used by the St. Louis-San Francisco
Railway Company. Risco is in the
southern part of the Como Township,
located on a branch line of the
Frisco Railroad, and Highway 62.
It was founded in about 1900 as
a base of operations for the building
of the railroad by Mr. Louis Houch.
The railroad was bought soon after
its completion by the Frisco Railroad
Company. As soon as it was finished,
the Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber
Company began logging operations
here. Using Risco as a terminal
for their train lines, they hauled
logs from their various tracks
of timber, switched the trains
to the Frisco and hauled the logs
to the mills at Morehouse. Since
this was a train stop, |
a
name for the camp was a necessity. The story as told
is that an old Frisco boxcar had been sidetracked to
be used as a waiting room. The “F” was
missing from it name, so when the train crew came to
name the village, they took the remaining letters,
Risco, for a name. The post-office was established
soon after 1900, and Mr. Bill Tate was postmaster for
several years. The post office was in a tent.
County: New
Madrid
Division: River
Subdivision: Leachville
Branch: Unknown
Station: T192
Freight: Unknown
Milepost: 191.9
miles from St. Louis
Date Original: September
19, 1969
Source: 4
x 6 inch black and white photograph |
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