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