Fencing the Locomotive - Bevier, MO
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YoSam.
N 39° 44.861 W 092° 33.871
15S E 537309 N 4399843
Joint effort to make this display
Waymark Code: WMN9P4
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/26/2015
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County of Display: Macon County.
Location of Display: Macon St. & Platte St., city park, Bevier.
Display Provided by: Bevier & Southern R.R. Co. & City of Bevier
Fence provided by Rotary Club & Freddie & Cathy Ricker
Plaque text:
Fence donated by:
Freddie & Cathy Ricker
& THE ROTARY CLUB
OF MACON COUNTY
Historic Information: locomotive No. 112, Mogul type, 2-6-0, was delivered by Baldwin Locomotive Wks, Philadelphia, PA., Nov. 29, 1920. Retired from service Dec. 29, 1962. During this period it ran 364,562 miles. Given to the City of Bevier, January 1, 1963 by J.E. Agee, president of the Bevier & Southern Railroad Co., to be placed in this park to commemorate the activity of railroad in the business life of the Bevier Community and as a monument to the steam locomotive era in the railroad industry.