This is wonderful. I am 41 years old and I live in Bowden, and never even knew we had a depot. great stuff !!
I had a woman from the Afton, OK historical site asking me in I had, or knew someone that had, a picture of the Narcissa, OK depot. I find it amusing that this depot had white & Negro waiting areas, since, unfortunately, Ottawa County was a "sundown" county (that is, if you were black & still in the county when the sun set, you'd be in serious trouble). Wonder where I can find a picture of the Narcissa depot, or did Richard happen to run across one & add it to his depot photo collection.
I walked along the r.o.w. in Bowden today and was surprised to find the old foundation for the depot. It is in the northern end of Bowden at the straight section just north of the S curve, on the east side of the rails. All that is left is the concrete footing and some remnants of old cinders. Looks like a fun place to take a metal detector and look for lost artifacts. The roadbed is very wide in this area, there used to be 3 lanes of track but now theres only one. Line is still very active with 12 to 15 trains a day. Was fun being there imagining all the Mikados, Mountains, Northerns and other awesome engines that ran the line before my time. I have seen some wonderful steam photos in the area by Preston George. Fun stuff !
