Henry County Heritage Trust and Henry County Conservation met with the owner of the building this morning that contains the Oakland Mills depot/shelter. We believe that in addition to the roof, most
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Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 22:33:44 +0000 (UTC)
That great news. Can you give more info on where the Hamill depot is? Is it Mt Hamill? What is the depot near Wilson Lake Park? Thanks Roger Kujawa Morton Illinois _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links: You rece
The Hamill depot is still in Mt. Hamill. Was the depot you were thinking about near Wilson Lake Park the one owned by the late Dave Miner? I could be wrong, but I believe he may have built it along w
The Oakland Mills depot by the Skunk River was built by the Keokuk and Mt. Pleasant Railroad sometime around 1882. The line eventually became part of the Burlington. When the line was shut down, the
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Thank you, Archie. That should make it easier to recreate. Ken Vandevoort _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#63121) | Reply To Group | Reply T
Thank you, Doug. Wish we had blueprints, but I am sure they do not exist. Ken Vandevoort _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#63122) | Reply To
Author: "Ken Martin via groups.io" <kmartin537=surewest.net@groups.io>
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2022 21:37:33 -0800
Ken, Sorry to hear about the cafe, I ate there several years ago and had a great burger. I didnt know the depot was there. I have photos of similar at Donnelley IA and Ladoga now at Bedford IA museum
Ken, I also ate there several times and also didn't know part of the building was the depot. The K-line website was put together by our Henry County Heritage Trust treasurer. Her ears perk up when sh
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Yes, the Q did have a few standard depot plans. Ive attached a pdf from a Q depot diagram book scanned by BRHS member Tim Fleck of the only standard plans in the 372-page book. Dave From: CBQ@groups
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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2022 19:59:20 +0000 (UTC)
What other class of depots did the Q have? Was size the determining factor for classifying depots? Joel McCurry Yes, the Q did have a few standard depot plans. Ive attached a pdf from a Q depot diagr
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Looks like the subject has changed with standard plans. Other rumors we have heard about Oakland Mills include (1) the only part of the shelter left is the roof and (2) the whole store/restaurant bui
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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2022 15:55:48 -0800
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