
Railroad Boom - Chillicothe, MO
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YoSam.
N 39° 47.688 W 093° 33.165
15S E 452676 N 4405128
Another of the many murals in chillcothe, this one numbered 15
Waymark Code: WMM2R2
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/10/2014
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County of marker: Livingston County
Location of marker: 724 Locust Street, Chillicothe
Marker erected by: Main Street Chillicothe, Chillicothe Development Corporation, Chillicothe Rotary Foundation
Artist: Kelly Poling
Marker text: Chillicothe was a point of convergence for three railroads serving northern Missouri, Burlington, Wabash, and later the Milwaukee. This mural includes a scene of a steam engine traveling the local countryside in the last years of 1890s. The railroad company logos represent the lines that served Chillicothe since 1857.