Carson Park | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

Carson Park

Architecture and History Inventory
Carson Park | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:SOO LINE LOCOMOTIVE #2719
Other Name:Soo Line Locomotive #2719
Contributing:
Reference Number:30666
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):Carson Park
County:Eau Claire
City:Eau Claire
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1923
Additions:
Survey Date:1981
Historic Use:rolling stock/locomotive
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:
Wall Material:Metal
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Soo Line Locomotive 2719
National Register Listing Date:1/10/1994
State Register Listing Date:10/8/1993
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. 2008: Locomotive is currently on loan to Duluth, Minnesota. Moved to Carson Park in 1960. Map code and map location reflects its location in Carson Park, Eau Claire. Locomotive #2719 was the last operating steam locomotive on the Soo Line. "Locomotive No. 2719, Class H-23, a Pacific with 4-6-2 wheel arrangement was built by the American Locomotive Works in 1923. It was retired in 1955. It traveled approximately 4 million miles in its 32 years of service pulling passenger trains between Minneapolis and Chicago" (A).
Bibliographic References:(A) The Soo-Liner, Vol. 11, No. 2, April-June, 1960. (B) CHETEK ALERT 8/25/1994. EAU CLAIRE LEADER TELEGRAM 2/8/1996. Eau Claire Leader Telegram 7/31/1998. Appleton Post Crescent 6/27/2003. soo2713.org
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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