Old West Lawrence in Douglas County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Santa Fe Steam Locomotive 1073

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2014

1. Santa Fe Steam Locomotive 1073 Marker

Inscription.
Donated in 1955
by A.T.&S.F. Railroad
Is a 2-6-2 Prairie type
locomotive from 1908
[Retired] 1952. It logged
871,114 miles.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1955.

Location. 38° 58.342′ N, 95° 14.316′ W. Marker is in Lawrence, Kansas, in Douglas County. It is in Old West Lawrence. It is on Kentucky Street north of 7th Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker and locomotive are in Watson Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lawrence KS 66044, 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,

on the Southern Plains,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

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: Buford M. Watson Jr. Park

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Lawrence (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic Pinckney Neighborhood (about 400 feet away); Indigenous Lands (about 700 feet away); Iⁿ'zhúje'waxóbe (about 700 feet away); Free State Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lynching in America / Lynching in Douglas County (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Brown and the Siege of Lawrence, September 14-15, 1856 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lawrence.

Also see . . .
1. The 2-6-2 Prairie. American Rails website entry (Submitted on August 19, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society. Society website homepage (Submitted on August 19, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2014

2. Santa Fe Steam Locomotive 1073

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2014

3. Santa Fe Steam Locomotive 1073

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,826 times since then and 106 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 19, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.