Found way back when. 1870s or 80s Metal baggage claim.

[Burdie]

Found way back when. 1870's or 80's Metal baggage claim.

I found this baggage claim near Durant Oklahoma. It was bent in half. I finally managed to get it partially open to read it. A group of fine hunters invited me to hunt with them. Bigfootokie, gonehunting, and others.
Property of Missuori Kan & Tex Ry company
Please return to gen. Agent with tickets in Parsons Ks.
Here is information on the MKTR. In 1870 the railway's name was changed to the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railway Company, a change which defined both the company's strategic intent and its service area. The newly named railroad was intended to funnel business from Missouri, Kansas, and the north and east to a new rail route across Indian Territory to and through Texas. The Katy, touted in advertisements as the Gateway to Texas, breached the Texas frontier near the site of present Denison, where the first regular train arrived on Christmas Day, 1872.



Burdie

 

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[Gonehunting]

Re: Found way back when. 1870's or 80's Metal baggage claim.

Well you managed to have another find of the hunt... Remember you got banned from the Spanish trail hunt by out hunting me and BigfootOkie... Lol Emmit, Jim, and I are wanting to go back to that spot where you found this. We will have to wait until after Oklahoma's deer season due to hunters out there. But I'm ready... Congrats on the find.. Cool!

 

[civilman1]

Re: Found way back when. 1870's or 80's Metal baggage claim.

Definetly a cool find Stan,I only have a couple tag's like that.....Very Neat

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: Found way back when. 1870's or 80's Metal baggage claim.

Nice find Stan.
Thanks for the history lesson.
Congrats,
Dug

 

[Burdie]

Re: Found way back when. 1870's or 80's Metal baggage claim.

Thanks fellas for looking. Some look for riches I love the history finds. Of course I would not turn down a few gold bar finds here or there.

Burdie

 

[creskol]

Re: Found way back when. 1870's or 80's Metal baggage claim.

That is neat! I recently found a button from the same railroad. The weird part about it is that I found it in Central Virginia along an abandoned road bed.

 

[Mr Tuff]

Re: Found way back when. 1870's or 80's Metal baggage claim.

neat tag!!!!! MR TUFF

 

[Burdie]

Re: Found way back when. 1870's or 80's Metal baggage claim.

Hey I love that button creskol WTG. I know they bought up a lot of little lines during their history. I would not of thought that far east though. Thanks for posting the button.

Burdie