Long ago on independence square (photographs, restoration, damaged)

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

Truman Road.

Originally Posted by SilverDoc

I'd say the old Missouri Pacific tracks.

Right you are!

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

Right you are!

Also known as the Lexington Branch.

[SilverDoc]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

Also known as the Lexington Branch.

It appears to have run east along the south side of Spring Branch Road, (later Truman) ran through Adams Station, crossed north over Spring Branch Road to parallel Lake City Road, and joined up with another branch of the Missouri Pacific just west of the town of Lake City.

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by SilverDoc

It appears to have run east along the south side of Spring Branch Road, (later Truman) ran through Adams Station, crossed north over Spring Branch Road to parallel Lake City Road, and joined up with another branch of the Missouri Pacific just west of the town of Lake City.

This is interesting. All the old Sanborn maps up through 1916 identify the tracks running through that area as the Lexington Branch, although the line it connected with west of Lake City continues east through Lexington and then heads south where it might join up with another mainline on to St. Louis. That would surely have made it a main line.

Our line might have been the one and only branch to Lexington at one time.

[SilverDoc]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

This is interesting. All the old Sanborn maps up through 1916 identify the tracks running through that area as the Lexington Branch, although the line it connected with west of Lake City continues east through Lexington and then heads south where it might join up with another mainline on to St. Louis. That would surely have made it a main line.

Our line might have been the one and only branch to Lexington at one time.

I got my info from a 1931 Jackson County Road Map. I also have a 1917, and 1941. They are all from the Missouri Valley Special Collections-Kansas City Public Library, at kchistory.org

[weimlover6]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

I was thinking I saw where the museum had long range plans for the building. In the meantime, someone has kept it up.

The City owns the building now, as part of the NFTM complex. It was the office for the mill and probably dates to the 1870s to 1880. It is currently a storage space, but the rehabilitation plans for the NFTM Complex have it being converted to the home of OCTA (Oregon and California Trails Association), which currently is housed in the main museum building.

The Mansard Roof is a replacement (it originally had one), as the roof had been removed by 1976, when it was, indeed, a bar.

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by weimlover6

The City owns the building now, as part of the NFTM complex. It was the office for the mill and probably dates to the 1870s to 1880. It is currently a storage space, but the rehabilitation plans for the NFTM Complex have it being converted to the home of OCTA (Oregon and California Trails Association), which currently is housed in the main museum building.

The Mansard Roof is a replacement (it originally had one), as the roof had been removed by 1976, when it was, indeed, a bar.

Thank you, that is very interesting. Do you have any other old photos?

[SilverDoc]

Originally Posted by weimlover6

The City owns the building now, as part of the NFTM complex. It was the office for the mill and probably dates to the 1870s to 1880. It is currently a storage space, but the rehabilitation plans for the NFTM Complex have it being converted to the home of OCTA (Oregon and California Trails Association), which currently is housed in the main museum building.

The Mansard Roof is a replacement (it originally had one), as the roof had been removed by 1976, when it was, indeed, a bar.

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

Thank you, that is very interesting. Do you have any other old photos?

Yes indeed thank you, weimlover6! Been a while since I've seen it like this! And I'm with WCHS'59.... if you have more photos, please share! Don't be stingy!

[SilverDoc]

Here's a present day shot:

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by weimlover6

The City owns the building now, as part of the NFTM complex. It was the office for the mill and probably dates to the 1870s to 1880. It is currently a storage space, but the rehabilitation plans for the NFTM Complex have it being converted to the home of OCTA (Oregon and California Trails Association), which currently is housed in the main museum building.

The Mansard Roof is a replacement (it originally had one), as the roof had been removed by 1976, when it was, indeed, a bar.

Many thanks indeed, for both the photo and the info. We need someone like you to keep us in line!