National Museum of Transportation near Kirkwood in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Boston & Providence "Daniel Nason"
1863
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2019
1. "Daniel Nason" Marker
Inscription.
Boston and Providence "Daniel Nason". . This 4-4-0 "American" type locomotive was designed by Master Mechanic George S. Griggs and built by the railroad's shops. It is the only surviving "Dutch Wagon," locomotive, with its cylinders under the smokebox and inside the frames, a popular design before the Civil War. It has 16" x 20" cylinders and 54" drivers. Although a coal-burning engine it was "backdated" to look like an older wood-burning one with a bonnet stack, small tender, and even an older builder's plate to to to the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. It was loaned to Purdue University from 1905 to 1938, was at the New York World's Fair in 1939 - 1940, then sold to the Danbury Fair in Connecticut in 1951. It was bought and donated by the "Friends of the Danbury Collection" in 1982 when the fair closed down and rejoined the rest of the Purdue collection.
This 4-4-0 "American" type locomotive was designed by Master Mechanic George S. Griggs and built by the railroad's shops. It is the only surviving "Dutch Wagon," locomotive, with its cylinders under the smokebox and inside the frames, a popular design before the Civil War. It has 16" x 20" cylinders and 54" drivers. Although a coal-burning engine it was "backdated" to look like an older wood-burning one with a bonnet stack, small tender, and even an older builder's plate to to to the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. It was loaned to Purdue University from 1905 to 1938, was at the New York World's Fair in 1939 - 1940, then sold to the Danbury Fair in Connecticut in 1951. It was bought and donated by the "Friends of the Danbury Collection" in 1982 when the fair closed down and rejoined the rest of the Purdue collection.
Erected 2018 by Museum of Transportation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.
Location. 38° 34.311′ N, 90° 27.668′ W. Marker is near Kirkwood, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in National Museum of Transportation.
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It can be reached from Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3015 Barrett Station Road, Saint Louis MO 63122, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 698 times since then and 70 times this year. Last updated on June 3, 2026, by Garrett Koch of Saint Louis, Missouri. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
