Baumhoefer & Son

Commercial 1900s

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Bridge contractor; constructed temporary piling bridge across the Black River at Southern Missouri & Arkansas (S.M. & A.) / Original Frisco Depot Notable event: Black River Bridge Construction (1901) — Baumhoefer & Son constructed a temporary piling bridge across the Black River to allow railroad construction to proceed while the permanent bridge was being completed.

Related Historic Sites

Southern Missouri & Arkansas (S.M. & A.) / Original Frisco Depot

North Main Street Rail Corridor

Poplar Bluff's first purpose-built passenger railroad depot, constructed in 1901–1902 by the Southern Missouri & Arkansas Railroad and heavily damaged by the devastating May 9, 1927 tornado. It was replaced by the present Spanish Mission-style Frisco Depot, completed in December 1928.

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Possibly Related Historic Sites

Frisco Railroad Depot (Railroad Museum)Unverified

Spanish Mission-style passenger depot built in 1928 by the Frisco Railroad to replace the original 1901–1902 Southern Missouri & Arkansas depot destroyed in the May 9, 1927 tornado. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, it now serves as the home of the MO-ARK Regional Railroad Museum.

Mentioned in story "A Visit to the MO-ARK Regional Railroad Museum — and the Story of Poplar Bluff's Depots" linked to this site

Possibly Connected People

David SilverbergUnverified

Railroad history enthusiast whose knowledge contributed to the authors' research during their museum visit

Mentioned in story "A Visit to the MO-ARK Regional Railroad Museum — and the Story of Poplar Bluff's Depots" linked to this site

MoranUnverified

Frisco Superintendent quoted about the railroad's vision for the new depot

Mentioned in story "A Visit to the MO-ARK Regional Railroad Museum — and the Story of Poplar Bluff's Depots" linked to this site

Details

Era Active: 1900s

Sources

Extracted from historic site: Southern Missouri & Arkansas (S.M. & A.) / Original Frisco Depot

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Southern Missouri & Arkansas (S.M. & A.) / Original Frisco Depot

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