This photograph shows the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad depot in Kellerton, Iowa, as it appeared around 1910. Kellerton, named after Ringgold County judge Isaac W. Keller, was the first town in Ringgold County to get the railroad when the Leon, Mount Ayr & Southern Railroad built a line from Leon, Iowa, to Mount Ayr in 1879. The depot burned down on August 15, 1934. Content can be used with the following standards: SS-Econ. 9-12.24 Iowa Economy Impact Upon and 4th grade SS 4.25 Technological Changes in a lesson on how the increasing railway led to town establishments. For any use other than instructional resources, please check with the organization that owns this item regarding copyright restrictions.
2018.021.062 [Depot, Railroad]
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