Topeka in Shawnee County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Pauline Depot

1910 - 2010

100th Anniversary of the Pauline Depot Marker image. Click for more information.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2012

1. 100th Anniversary of the Pauline Depot Marker

Old Prairie Town at Historic Ward-Meade Park
Shawnee County Parks & Recreation website entry:
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Inscription.
This depot was donated by the AT&SF Ry Co. and moved to this site on August 11, 1983

The plaque is dedicated this October 3, 2010 to those volunteers who provided the restoration and preservation

Erected 2010 by Topeka Chapter, National Railway Historica Society, and City of Topeka Parks and Recreation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1982.

Location. 39° 3.832′ N, 95° 41.002′ W. Marker is in Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee County. It can be reached from Northwest Fillmore Street. Marker is in Old Prairie Town at Historic Ward-Meade Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 NW Fillmore Street, Topeka KS 66606, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. 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 the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Pauline Depot (a few steps from this marker); Santa Fe Caboose #1552 (a few steps from this marker); Lingo Livery Stable (a few steps from this marker); Pappan's Ferry (a few steps from this marker); Mulvane General Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Victor Schoolhouse (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Charles Sheldon Study (within shouting distance of this marker); Barber Shop (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Topeka.

Also see . . .
1. Ward-Meade Park, Topeka KS. Kansas Travel website entry (Submitted on May 3, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society. Society website homepage (Submitted on May 3, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Pauline Depot and 100th Anniversary Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2012

2. Pauline Depot and 100th Anniversary Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 560 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 3, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.