Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Water Tank
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The Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Water Tank is a railroad water tank constructed in 1875, in Beaumont, Kansas
. It served the St. Louis, Wichita & Western Railway, and was used to refill the boilers of steam locomotive
s on that line. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1993.
Beaumont, Kansas
Beaumont is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States. The post office was established June 3, 1880, and was discontinued August 16, 1997. The Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Water Tank in Beaumont is on the National Register of Historic Places.Beaumont...
. It served the St. Louis, Wichita & Western Railway, and was used to refill the boilers of steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
s on that line. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1993.