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Santa Fe Depot
Shawnee, Oklahoma
built 1903
The Santa Fe Depot in Shawnee, OK, was completed in 1904 and assisted passengers until 1973. It was operated by the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway company. Today the Depot serves as the Pottawatomie County Historical Society Museum, showcasing materials and artifacts collected since the historical society's founding in 1926.
The city of Shawnee also has a unique connection to Oklahoma cotton. In 1903 as the Santa Fe Depot was nearing completion, another company was founded in Shawnee–Round House work wear. The jeans and overalls made by Round House quickly became popular with the railroad workers of the time, and today the company still exists, using Oklahoma cotton to continue their tradition of making rugged overalls. |