DeSoto Railroad Employees Memorial Park - DeSoto, MO
N 38° 08.941 W 090° 22.179
15S E 730488 N 4225618
This is the Desoto Railroad Employees Memorial Park. It is a little park in De Soto, Missouri. There is a nice parking area in front. There is no sign there so just look for the granite memorial with the picture on it.
Waymark Code: WMA1GF
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2010
Views: 3
This is the Desoto Railroad Employees Memorial Park. It is a little park in De Soto, Missouri. There is a nice parking area in front. There is no sign there so just look for the granite memorial with the picture on it. There is also a paved trail that circles the park.
The City of De Soto is located in the southeastern part of Missouri, approximately 45 miles south of St. Louis. De Soto is in Jefferson County, which is one of the fastest growing counties in Missouri.
The railroad has played an integral part in the De Soto, Missouri, community since 1857. It has provided a home for the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern, the Missouri Pacific, and the Union Pacific railroads.
Brief History
In 1858, Thomas Fletcher and James Rankin, founders of De Soto, made an offer to build a railroad station that was accepted. They built a station in De Soto for the St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad at their own expense. That was the beginning of De Soto’s association with railroads, an association that continues today.
There were many changes in the following years under the management of the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad, then Missouri Pacific Railroad, and today, the Union Pacific Railroad. The Union Pacific freight car shop in De Soto is the town’s largest employer and is the company’s largest shop.
The Depot, YMCA, Roundhouse, Blacksmith and other old shop buildings are gone, but postcards, photos, newspaper articles and other mementos, remind the community of the buildings and the people who worked in them.
Visit www.desotorailroadmemorial.org
Name: DeSoto Railroad Employees Memorial Park
Street Location: Fountain City Rd (State Hwy P) & Main Street
Local Municipality: De Soto
State/Province, etc.: Missouri
Country: United States
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: Railroad Employees Memorial
Date Established: 2009
Picnic Facilities: None.
Recreational Facilities:
A short paved trail circles the park. There is a train caboose, crossing lights, flags, benches, turntable replica, informational memorials.
Fountains: None.
Monuments/Statues: Not listed
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
Traditional Geocaches: Not listed
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