Chase County Sketches 1863 - 2003

Bazaar Depot

Bazaar became a railroad station in 1887 when the A.T. & S.F. railroad built to that point. With the coming of the railroad Bazaar became for a time the largest cattle shipping point in the state hauling annually as many as 2,000 cars in a season.

In 1923 the line was built through to EIDorado. For several years business continued to thrive and an agent and two operators were employed with service ''around the clock.''

With the building of the turnpike, (officially opened on October 25, 1956) the trucking industry took over a large part of the cattle business and the depot was torn down in 1970.



Chase County Centennial, 1872 - 1972

Chase County Submitted Historical Sketches compiled and abstracted from the Chase County Courant, Chase County Leader, other sources and newspapers
by your Chase County Host, Lorna Marvin.
Please submit your historical sketches.

Chase County Host Lorna Marvin

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