Southern Missouri & Arkansas Railroad

Transportation 1920s

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Original builder and owner of the first depot at this site at Frisco Railroad Depot (Railroad Museum) Notable event: Original Depot Construction (1901–1902) — Constructed the original Victorian-style passenger depot at this location, bringing modern passenger rail service to Poplar Bluff for the first time. Notable event: Railroad Absorbed into Frisco System (1902) — The Southern Missouri & Arkansas Railroad became part of the St. Louis, Memphis & Southeastern Railway, better known as the Frisco.

Related Historic Sites

Frisco Railroad Depot (Railroad Museum)

303 Moran Street

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.

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Possibly Related Historic Sites

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

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.

LLM identified as "Original builder and owner of the depot; railroad operator" — "The Southern Missouri & Arkansas Railroad depot was Poplar Bluff's first modern passenger railroad station and marked the city's arrival as a regional transportation center."

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: 1920s

Sources

Extracted from historic site: Frisco Railroad Depot (Railroad Museum)

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Frisco Railroad Depot (Railroad Museum)

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