Carona, Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 37°16′49″N94°52′07″W / 37.28028°N 94.86861°W [1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Cherokee |
| Elevation | 912 ft (278 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-10825 |
| GNIS ID | 482751 [1] |
Carona is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. [1]
Carona was originally called Carbona, because the area was rich with coal [2] and coal is a carbon-based fuel.
A post office was opened in Carona in 1905, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1988. [3]
Carona is the home of the Heart of the Heartlands museum complex dedicated to preserving the history railroads had in the mining industry. The complex includes a railroad museum; a restored Missouri Pacific Depot from Carona; a restored Missouri Pacific Depot from Boston, Missouri; and, a collection of railroad locomotives and cars, including the cosmetically restored KCS Steam Locomotive #1023 that once was displayed at Schlanger Park in Pittsburg, Kansas. [4]
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{{Infobox locomotive | name=William Crooks | powertype=Steam | image=William Crooks 1939.JPG | caption=William Crooks in Chicago, en route to the 1939 New York World's Fair | builder=New Jersey Locomotive and Machine Works | builddate=1861 | rebuilddate=1869, after damaged in 1868 fire | whytetype=4-4-0 | gauge=4 ft 8+1⁄2 in | leadingdiameter=28 in (710 mm) | driverdiameter=63 in (1,600 mm) | length=50 ft 8+1⁄4 in (15.45 m) | weightondrivers=35,950 lb (16,310 kg) | locoweight=55,400 lb (25,100 kg) | tenderweight={{ |17975|lb|kg t|abbr=in|sp=us}} | boilerpressure=110 psi (760 kPa) | cylindercount=Two | cylindersize=12 in × 22 in
305 mm × 559 mm | tractiveeffort=4,700 lbf (20.91 kN) | factorofadhesion = 7.65 | operator=St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway, Great Northern Railway | operatorclass=1 | fleetnumbers=1 | firstrundate=June 1862 | retiredate=September 1897 | currentowner=Minnesota Historical Society, loaned to Lake Superior Railroad Museum | disposition=static display at Lake Superior Railroad Museum }}
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| Footnotes | †This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |