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]
Area attractionsedit
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]
Referencesedit
^ abcdU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carona, Kansas
^. ePodunk. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
^"Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
^"Carona Museum Complex". Heart of the Heartlands Train Club. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
carona, kansas, carona, unincorporated, community, cherokee, county, kansas, united, states, unincorporated, communitykdot, cherokee, county, legend, caronashow, kansascaronashow, united, statescoordinates, 28028, 86861, 28028, 86861, countryunited, statesstat. Carona is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County Kansas United States 1 Carona KansasUnincorporated communityKDOT map of Cherokee County legend CaronaShow map of KansasCaronaShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 37 16 49 N 94 52 07 W 37 28028 N 94 86861 W 37 28028 94 86861 1 CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyCherokeeElevation 1 912 ft 278 m Time zoneUTC 6 CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Area code620FIPS code20 10825GNIS ID482751 1 Contents 1 History 2 Area attractions 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksHistory editCarona 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 Area attractions editCarona 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 References edit a b c d U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Carona Kansas Profile for Carona Kansas ePodunk Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved June 6 2014 Kansas Post Offices 1828 1961 page 2 Kansas Historical Society Retrieved June 6 2014 Carona Museum Complex Heart of the Heartlands Train Club Retrieved June 12 2018 Further reading editSee also List of books about Cherokee County KansasExternal links editCherokee County maps Current Historic KDOT This article about a location in Cherokee County Kansas is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carona Kansas amp oldid 1176432932, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
