The
Restored Burlington Northern Depot & WWII Memorial
Museum
Located
in the Depot Hill Historic Preservation District
“
Honoring Veterans & Celebrating Railroad Heritage ! “
305 SOUTH 2ND STREET, RED OAK
IOWA 51566 (photo credit Drew
Powers)
Plan Your Visit – FREE admission | Overview
& Mission
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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 !
CLICK HERE FOR THE
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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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
What
the
1918 Flu Pandemic Teaches us about
the
Coronavirus
Pandemic
"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
"1918
would go down as unforgettable year
of suffering and death
and yet of peace"
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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 and
diaries from WWII and railroad books. Includes a
lending library
for additional research on WWII, the
Murphy Calendar
Company, and the Depot restoration.
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The Depot is available for
for
docent-led and self-guided
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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Visit and Live in Red Oak and
Montgomery County, Iowa
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The
Restored Burlington Northern Depot & WWII Memorial
Museum
is
staffed entirely by volunteers.
Donations and
volunteers are welcomed and encouraged
THANKS to these Contributors, Sponsors, and Volunteer
CLICK
HERE to learn more about
SS RED OAK VICTORY
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The Restored
Burlington Northern Depot & WWII Memorial Museum