Carona in Cherokee County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Missouri Pacific Wooden Frame Depot

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 7, 2010

1. Missouri Pacific Wooden Frame Depot Marker

Inscription. This wooden frame depot is typical of most small town stations of this era. The depot and water tower was originally built in the 1880s and was located about ¼ mile south. The depot was torn down and moved in 1941. Due to the shortages caused by World War II the lumber and parts were recycled into the present structure. The railroad sold the depot in 1959 and it was used for hay storage. In 1996 the John Thompson family donated the depot to the Heart of the Heartlands. The depot was moved back to the tracks and restored and is now listed on the South Kansas Oklahoma Railroad timetable.

Erected by Heart of the Heartlands Railroad Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 37° 16.651′ N, 94° 52.067′ W. Marker is in Carona, Kansas, in Cherokee County. It can be reached from 6769 NW 20th Street. Marker and depot are along the railroad tracks at the Heart of the Heartlands Railroad Club's Carona Depot Complex and Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Scammon KS 66773, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Bleeding Kansas Border War Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies

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: Southern Pacific Bay Window Caboose (within shouting distance of this marker); 1932 Plymouth 0-6-0 Switch Engine (within shouting distance of this marker); West Mineral War Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away); 40 Cubic Yard Dipper (approx. 4 miles away); Fire Bell (approx. 4 miles away); Miner's Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Star Cemetery / Borland Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carona.

Also see . . .
1. Heart of the Heartlands Railroad Club. (Submitted on August 21, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Missouri Pacific Historical Society. (Submitted on August 21, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Additional commentary.
1. Marker Text
The text has been taken verbatim from the marker, including any non-standard spellings or grammar choices.

— Submitted July 7, 2020.

Missouri Pacific Wooden Frame Depot and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 7, 2010

2. Missouri Pacific Wooden Frame Depot and Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 7, 2010

3. Missouri Pacific Wooden Frame Depot and Marker

Missouri Pacific Depot Agent Area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 7, 2010

4. Missouri Pacific Depot Agent Area

Missouri Pacific Depot Ticket Window image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 7, 2010

5. Missouri Pacific Depot Ticket Window

Missouri Pacific Depot Bench image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 7, 2010

6. Missouri Pacific Depot Bench

Missouri Pacific Depot Donor Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 7, 2010

7. Missouri Pacific Depot Donor Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,011 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 21, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.