Sugar Town
The "dinkey," a steam-powered locomotive, shuttled railroad cars around the factory yards from 1942 to 1985. When the plant closed the locomotive became a permanent display in the town park.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.
Location. 40° 57.647′ N, 102° 23.045′ W. Marker is in Ovid, Colorado, in Sedgwick County. It is on U.S. 138 just east of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ovid CO 80744, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Eastern Plains. It is also in the American Mountain West, on the Great Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Early Campsites and River Crossings (here, next to this marker); Fort Sedgwick (here, next to this marker); See and Do,Off the Byway (approx. 0.2 miles away); Prisoners on the Plains / Ride 'Em Cowboy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ovid, Colorado (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Dinky" Locomotive (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Sedgwick, Colorado Territory
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,045 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 19, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
