Santa Fe Engine 1880 Plaque on the Engine in Military Park in Newton

Creator

Preview

Identifier

2010204420

Approximate Date

January 1977

Description

This color photograph features Newton in 1977. The image depicts the Harvey County Historical Museum plaque on Santa Fe Engine 1880 in Military Park.

Physical Description

2" x 2" photograph

Subject

Plaques, Historical markers, Parks, Railroad locomotives, Harvey County (Kan.), Newton (Kan.)

Rights

© Harvey County Historical Museum. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. To request permission, contact info@hchm.org. Please credit Harvey County Historical Museum as your source.

Publisher

Access provided by Forsyth Digital Collections

Collection

J. Birch Stuart Collection, Photo Box 09 B Engine 1880

Repository

Harvey County Historical Museum

Comments

For questions contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu

Recommended Citation

"Santa Fe Engine 1880 Plaque on the Engine in Military Park in Newton" (1977). Harvey County Historical Museum Photographs. 930.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/harvey/930

Language

eng

Transcription

1880 Pride of the prairie work horse of the plains Donated to the city of Newton by the Santa Fe Nov. 18, 1955. Engine 1880 and 86 other prairie type engines built in 1906-1907 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. They were used in various types of service for 46 years which was a longer period of time than any other class of steam engines. They were completely replaced by diesel electric power in 1952. Plaque courtesy of Harvey County HIstorical Society 1977.