Union Pacific Railroad Depot (Concordia, Kansas)

The Union Pacific Railroad Depot in Concordia, Kansas

Concordia, Kansas

Concordia is a city in and the county seat of Cloud County, Kansas, United States. Located on the Republican River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains, Concordia was founded in 1871 and is an economic and cultural center in north-central Kansas...

, is a historic railroad depot that is listed on 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...

.http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/KS/Cloud/state.html The building is one of many built by the Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad

The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....

to assist with the company's growth across the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Restoration and current use

The building is no longer used as a railroad depot. It has been restored and now houses the National Orphan Train

Orphan Train

The Orphan Train was a social experiment that transported children from crowded coastal cities of the United States to the country's Midwest for adoption. The orphan trains ran between 1854 and 1929, relocating an estimated 200,000 orphaned, abandoned, or homeless children...

Complex. The complex hosts a museum and research center dedicated to the preservation of the stories and artifacts of those who were part of the Orphan Train Movement from 1854 to 1929.

Restoration and current use

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