The
Restored Burlington Northern Depot & WWII Memorial
Museum
Located
in the Depot Hill Historic Preservation District
“Celebrating
Railroad
Heritage and Honoring World War II Veterans“
305 SOUTH 2ND STREET, RED OAK, IOWA 51566 (photo credit Drew Powers)
Plan Your Visit – FREE admission | Overview
& Mission
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Regular
OPEN
hours, 10 am to 12 noon, Monday thru Friday.
Except, open
by appointment only on:
Monday, 05 JUL 2021, Monday 06 SEP 2021, Thursday 25 NOV 2021
Prior to visiting, please
call 712.623.6048
to confirm the Depot and
Museum is
open, on any day of your visit.
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For events and open hours by appointment:
Call Jolene Crawford at 712-621-9099 to make an appointment
to
visit the Museum and Depot, or schedule an event.
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Thanks to Lynn
Adams for the presentation, and attendees,
for the Special Event at the Depot,
on 28 FEB 2021.
Lynn Adams, a Founder of Save Our Depot, Inc,
presented
a history of the Depot, Museum, the
Railroad in SW Iowa,
Military
Personnel serving in WWII, and of Red Oak
and
Montgomery County in general.
The event recording will be available on this website.
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Southwest
Iowa
Buy Local Expo
Thanks to all who
visited us at our Expo booth !
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Thank
you, visitors from around the region,
for
visiting the Depot & Museum, during
Red Oak Junction Days,
sesquicentennial + 1, in 2020 !
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UPCOMING!
Red Oak Junction Days 2021
Thursday thru Sunday, June 24th thru 27th
https://chamber.redoakiowa.com/junction-days-2021/
FREE Movies at the
Restored Depot,
Friday, 25 JUN 2021, noon to 6 pm
CLICK HERE FOR THE 2021
FLYER (.pdf)
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The community is always welcome to view
the beauty of the
restoration of the Depot,
built in the early 1900’s, restored and placed
on
the National Registry of Historic Places in 1999.
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A portion of
Fountain Square Memorial Park, Red Oak, Iowa USA
Flights of Honor was exhibited in Red Oak
during the week of
11 NOV 2020. Hundreds of photos provided
opportunities for
veterans to re-live their experiences, and for family
members,
volunteers and patriots of all ages to reminisce and
educate
others about the importance of thanking and honoring
our veterans.
Thanks to
veterans, sponsors, volunteers, and attendees.
Info:
https://www.patrioticproductions.org
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Dedication
of the World War One Memorial In
Washington, DC
16 APR 2021 (1:20
hours)
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“…
as historical records dating from the 1700s show,
every 10 to 40 years the world suffers a global flu pandemic,
the result of a major antigenic drift.
The virus mutates so much that the human body
no longer recognizes it and is left defenseless.
The resulting epidemic spreads faster than scientists can
isolate,
produce and distribute a vaccine. This is what
happened in 1918.”
Read about how the U.S. lost
675,000 people to the
Spanish flu in 1918 - more
casualties than
World War I, World War II,
the Korean War
and the Vietnam War
combined.
(3 pp, .pdf)
Stories from
letters by World War I soldiers,
experiencing the
1918-1919 Pandemic
Century-old lessons from the
1918 Pandemic
during
World
War I
"Both [influenza and coronavirus] can be tackled with
social distancing. Physically
separating people who are
sick is a technique that's been around for
centuries, long
before people understood the germ theory
of disease."
Nonpharmaceutical
Interventions Implemented
During the 1918-1919 Influenza
Pandemic (12pp, .pdf)
What
the
1918 Flu Pandemic Teaches us about
the
Coronavirus Pandemic (.mp3 / 50 minutes)
"More [AEF] soldiers died
fighting a virus than from
German shells, gas, or bullets during
World War I."
Gold Star Gazette, 4th
Quarter 2020,
Iowa Gold Star Museum (3pp, .pdf)
"1918
would go down as unforgettable year
of suffering and death and
yet of peace" (6pp, .pdf)
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Flu
Epidemic of 1918 video presentation
by Dr Amahia Mallea, Drake University (0.5 hour)
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From
the
1918 Pandemic to a Flu Vaccine
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Some highlights of the Depot
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Displays of World War II memorabilia
highlighting the story of the greatest
sacrifice
made by the residents of Montgomery
County;
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Kitchen with displays of the Depot through the
years;
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Research Library Room containing magazines,
diaries,
and books, related to the military and railroads.
Also, art prints from the Murphy Calendar Company,
and photos from the Depot restoration project.
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The Depot is available for
for
docent-led and self-guided tours,
utilization of the
Research Library, and for meetings,
receptions, and gatherings
of all kinds.
Click on the above “Plan Your Visit” for details.
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Honoring Citizen-Soldiers on the
War Fronts, Home Fronts,
& Keeping the Peace, from
1861 to the present day
and thru the 21st Century.
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Celebrating Railroads in
Montgomery County,
Iowa, and the region
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Montgomery County, Iowa
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