Artifact of the Week – April 10, 2014

Posted by on April 10, 2014

 

RR Tracks after fire at Lock and Dam #3

RR Tracks after fire at Lock and Dam #3

April 10 2014 p2

RR Tracks after fire at Lock and Dam #3

Much of the blacksmith shop and tool house burned completely away.  In the first photo you can see the railroad tracks have buckled.  In the second photo you can see workmen examining the debris.

workmen examining the debris.

workmen examining the debris.

Fred Kealer, lockmaster at Lock 1 at Batesville on the White River, may have taken these photos.  The photos are part of the Dozier Collection at Old Independence Regional Museum.

Comments are closed.