Early photo (1890-1905?) of Sylvan Grove Depot showing train arriving from the west. Signage: Large sign - Salina 47 miles, Oakley 178 miles. Small sign on south side - Western Union Telegraph ? Cable Office.
In 1885, this two-story red brick building was built to serve as the high school in Rossville, Kansas. There were two rooms upstairs and two rooms downstairs and four teachers always at work.
A photograph of the Rossville grade school on the left, and the Rossville high school on the right, at East Pottawatomie Street in 1913. The grade school consisted of four rooms.
This is what Joe Campbell's farm looked like before the May 19, 1960, tornado destroyed it at 6:01 p.m. Refer to RCL0056 to see what it looked like after the tornado.