Old Depot Museum - FCHS · @olddepotmuseum
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On July 7, 1909, four cars of the 10-coach Santa Fe No. 5 rolled into 8 feet of fast-moving flood water just half a mile from Pomona, Kansas. 300 people were aboard the train; all but one--a 4-year-old named Georgie Rhodes--survived. #KansasHistory #Railroads #Floods #PomonaKS #OttawaKS @histodons
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Old Depot Museum - FCHS · @olddepotmuseum
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The Franklin County Historical Society is working on a new exhibit, and we need your help! Our upcoming exhibit tells the story of the Civil Defense and Ground Observation Corps. If you have local artifacts, please contact brannana (at) olddepotmuseum (dot) org.
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