Identifier |
p01246 |
Identifier.AccessURL |
http://thelibrary.org/lochist/frisco/depots/images/photos/p01246.jpg |
Identifier.ThumbnailURL |
http://thelibrary.org/lochist/frisco/depots/images/thumbnails/p01246.jpg |
Identifier.PresentationURL |
http://thelibrary.org/lochist/frisco/depots/barry.cfm |
Title |
Seligman, Missouri Depot |
Creator |
Arthur Johnson |
Publisher |
Springfield-Greene County Library |
Description |
The railroad depot at Seligman, Missouri used by the St. Louis - San Francisco Railway Company. The village of Seligman dates back to March 8, 1881, when the town was incorporated. Disastrous fires occurred at Seligman, January 2, 1883, March 2, 1883 and January 13, 1884. (--The State of Missouri, History of Barry County, pp. 701, 702, 704.) Although the first settled in the October 1880, it became the temporary terminal point of the Arkansas Division of the St. Louis & San Francisco Railway, 315 miles from St. Louis...It has been incorporated as a town. Population about 500 (1881). The town officials in 1881 were : J. H. Harrison, L. S. Moore, S. Frost and P. Dillon. Town constable J. H. Boyd, justice of the peace and notary public, R. D. Murray. (--Gazetteer of the New Southwest, 1881, p. 181.) |
County |
Barry County, Missouri |
DivisionName |
Central Division |
SubdivisionName |
Fort Smith Subdivision |
Branch |
Main Line |
Station |
313 |
Freight |
747 |
Milepost |
312.8 miles from St. Louis |
Language |
eng |
Format.Use.AccessFileType |
JPEG |
Format.Use.AccessFileSize |
46 KB |
Format.Creation.MasterFileType |
TIFF |
Format.Creation.MasterFileSize |
6,391 KB |
Date.Digital |
2004-05-08 |
Date.Original |
1948-10-24 |
Type |
Image |
Source |
3.5 x 5.5 inch black and white photograph |
Rights |
Photographer and date are provided when known. Origin of many images is unclear. Copyright is noted as known. Permission for use must be obtained from original copyright holder. Springfield-Greene County Library holds copyright to the images and text in this web site. Springfield-Greene County Library does not hold copyright to the original photos.; http://thelibrary.org/lochist/frisco/copyright.cfm |
Relation |
Frisco Collection at Springfield Underground |
Coverage |
Barry County, Missouri;Missouri |
Subject |
Railroads -- Missouri -- Seligman;Depots -- Missouri;Frisco Railroad;St. Louis - San Francisco Railway Company;Railroads -- Missouri -- History;Seligman, Missouri |
Copy Request |
Call the Local History and Genealogy Department at (417) 616-0534 or email a librarian at:http://thelibrary.org/asklib.cfm |
Collection Name |
Frisco Depots |