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Object Name |
Depot, Railroad |
Source |
Mount Ayr Depot Museum |
Iowa History Era Tag |
Prosperity to the Depression (1897-1939) |
Chronological Tag |
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930) |
Catalog Number |
2018.021.036 |
Credit line |
Mount Ayr Depot Museum - Mount Ayr, Iowa |
Description |
This photo, taken between 1905 and 1910, shows the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (Originally the Keokuk & Western) train depot at Diagonal, Iowa. Between 1887 and 1888, the Chicago, Kansas City, & St. Paul Railroad was extended from Des Moines to St. Joseph, Missouri. The route was built in a diagonal direction, which earned it the nickname "the diagonal." The route crossed the Keokuk & Western Railroad, which the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad purchased in 1895, one mile east of the town of Goshen. In 1889, the town of Goshen decided to take advantage of the railroad intersection and physically moved to the crossing. The new town that was built was named Diagonal. Content can be used with the following standards: 4th grade SS 4.25 Technological Standards in a lesson on railroad expansion in transportation of the early 1900s. For any use other than instructional resources, please check with the organization that owns this item regarding copyright restrictions. |
Notes on Related Objects |
Object is related to the following library resources, which can be found by searching the catalog number in the advanced search section: Catalog #: 2018.045.056- Study of Iowa Population as Related to Industrial Conditions 2018.045.097 State Railroad Control: With a History of its Development in Iowa 2018.045.109- Iowa’s Rural Settlement: Shaped by Railroads and a System of Rural Schools 2018.045.132- Iowa Railroads: The Essays of Frank P. Donovan Jr. 2018.045.133- Iowa’s Railroads: An Album 2018.045.175- Steel Trails of the Hawkeyeland: Iowa’s Railroad Experience 2018.045.176- The Hook and Eye: A History of the Iowa Central Railway 2018.045.194- Development of the Railroad in Iowa 2018.045.201- Remembering Southeast Iowa’s Peavine |
Primary/Secondary Source |
Significant - Local |
County Tag |
Ringgold |
Multimedia Links |
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Search Terms |
Business & Industry Early Transportation Rail Towns Railroad depots |
Legal Status |
Ownership of this resource is held by the Mount Ayr Depot Museum and has been provided here for educational purposes only, specifically for use in the Iowa Museum Association's "Teaching Iowa History" project. It may not be downloaded, reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission from the Rights Holder. For information on U.S. and International copyright laws, consult an attorney. |
