Santa Fe Railroad depot in Olathe, c. 1900. The “Olathe” sign is in the Museum’s collection and displayed in its signature exhibit, Becoming Johnson County. Johnson County Museum
Monday, May. 15, 2023
The Johnson County Museum presents a special exhibit titled: TRAINS: Transportation and the Transformation of Johnson County. The exhibit opened on Saturday, May 13 – National Train Day – and explores just how instrumental the railroads were in shaping Johnson County. TRAINS will be on display through January 13, 2024. In the latest #JoCoHistory Blog post, JoCoMuseum dove into three of the many ways the railroads changed the county – read on at the JoCoHistory Blog.