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Property Location
| Location (Address) | Carson Park |
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| County | Eau Claire |
| City/Village | Eau Claire |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1923 |
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| Survey Date | 1981 |
| Historic Use | rolling stock/locomotive |
| Architectural Style | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Wall Material | Metal |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments | 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 |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Soo Line Locomotive 2719 |
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| National Register Listing Date | Jan 10, 1994 |
| State Register Listing Date | Oct 08, 1993 |
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Carson Park
93001453
Located in Eau Claire, Eau Claire County
LAKE SHORE DR INTERS WITH STUNTZ AVE
683
Located in Ashland, Ashland County
Map of the city of Eau Claire, Wisconsin
1964
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