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Sylvan Grove Telephone Office and Residence of E.S.W. Cross. Built by Cross in 1916. Home of Mr. & Mrs. S.M. Lawson from July 1917 to June 1918.

Schermerhorn was Asst. Cashier at the Sylvan State Bank, Sylvan Grove, Kansas, when it was robbed in 1894. He fatally wounded Anthony McKee as he attempted to escape with $1,734.
"W.A. Schemerhorn shot the bank robber and saved the money!" is…

View from southeast of depot. Sign reads "Riding or Driving on Platforms Forbidden."

Looking east from Sylvan Grove Depot.

Sylvan Grove Railroad Depot - view of west end of building.

Union Pacific Railroad water tower used to fill steam engines on the Plainville line. Located at Sylvan Grove, KS.

Union Pacific Windmill 1/2 miles west of Sylvan Grove, KS. Torn down in 1950.

View looking west from Railroad Depot, Sylvan Grove, KS

Union Pacific train plowing through snow on tracks near Sylvan Grove, KS

Union Pacific Railroad steam engine filling water tanks at Sylvan Grove, Kansas