Tag Archives: Railroad

Train Tracks In Modern Waukon

On page 113, Rehder and Cook published a map detailing the route the train once took through downtown Waukon. Click the image (or any other image included with this post) to see a full-size detailed version. During the summer of … Continue reading

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Book Review: Grass Between The Rails by Rehder and Cook

This is one of the smartest, best books on Allamakee County history I have found. I got mine last summer from the Allamakee County Museum. The author’s forward, written 40 years ago, does the best possible job capturing what the … Continue reading

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Waukon Junction – where the mail no longer goes through

On August 31, 2006, Brother Leo V. Ryan, C.S.V., delivered a presentation to the Allamakee County Historical Society about the United States postal service history at Waukon Station, the most important of Allamakee County’s several ghost towns. Today, it’s but … Continue reading

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