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

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

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

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

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

Looking east from Sylvan Grove Depot.

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

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…

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.

Interior of Sylvan Grove Roller Mill, owned by Neimyer and Martin E. Wunderlich. Sacks marked "Pride of Sylvan" flour.