Washburn, Missouri
Washburn is a city in Barry County, Missouri, United States.
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Washburn, Missouri Media
The Washburn train station was built by the Atlantic and Pacific Railway to transport passengers and freight in and out of the town. This photo taken circa 1910 shows the station at its peak. After passenger rail service was discontinued in Washburn in the 1950s, the station fell into disrepair and was razed in the 1960s.
W.B. Adcock's drug store building, which also at one time housed the town's post office and is currently used as the town's community center.
The Washburn school house as it appeared in 1919. The school was built as a result of an 1888 bond issue. The current campus of the Southwest R-V School District occupies the location of this building, which was destroyed by a tornado in the early 1920s.
Several former buildings in Washburn's commercial district as they appeared circa 1910. In the second half of the 20th century, most of the town's commercial structures fell into disrepair and were razed.
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