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
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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Thank
you to all visitors to the Depot
during
Red Oak Junction Days 2021
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
# Displays
of World War II memorabilia
highlighting
the story of the
greatest sacrifice
made
by the residents of
Montgomery County;
# Kitchen
with displays of the Depot through
the years;
# 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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The
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Museum