Warren, Gouverneur Kemble (1830–1883)

Gouverneur Kemble Warren, topographer, Civil War veteran, and accomplished engineer, served his entire career with the U.S. Army. During his service, he mapped the tributaries of the Mississippi River and transcontinental railroad routes. As the first district engineer in St. Paul, he worked to preserve St. Anthony Falls and designed the nation’s first reservoir system. Glacial River Warren, which carved the Pleistocene channel now followed by the Minnesota River, is named for him.

Color image of a tour group at End-O-Line Railroad Park in Currie, May 2014.

Tour group at End-O-Line Railroad Park in Currie

Tour group at End-O-Line Railroad Park in Currie, May 2014. Used courtesy of the office of Murray County’s community relations.

Color image of the turntable and End-o-Line Railroad Park, 2008. Photographed by Flickr user Overduebook.

Turntable and End-o-Line Railroad Park

Turntable and End-o-Line Railroad Park, 2008. Photographed by Flickr user Overduebook.

Color image of the last train leaves Currie, April 1977.

The last train to leave Currie

The last train leaves Currie, April 1977. Used courtesy of the End-o-Line Railroad Park and Museum.

Black and white photograph of the bicentennial kick-off celebration featuring Lieutenant Governor Rudy Perpich at End-o-Line Railroad Park, July 1976.

Bicentennial celebration at End-o-Line Railroad Park

Bicentennial kick-off celebration featuring Lieutenant Governor Rudy Perpich at End-o-Line Railroad Park, July 1976. Used courtesy of the End-o-Line Railroad Park and Museum.

Color image of the restored Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha turntable, 1975.

The restored turntable

The restored Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha turntable, 1975. Used courtesy of the End-o-Line Railroad Park and Museum.

Color image of Poco-a-Poco 4-H Club members restoring the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha turntable, 1972.

Poco-a-Poco 4-H Club members restoring the turntable

Poco-a-Poco 4-H Club members restoring the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha turntable, 1972. Used courtesy of the End-o-Line Railroad Park and Museum.

Black and white photograph of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha turntable before restoration, 1972.

Turntable before restoration

The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha turntable before restoration, 1972. Used courtesy of the End-o-Line Railroad Park and Museum.

Black and white photograph of en turning a diesel locomotive on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha turntable, ca. 1950s or 1960s.

Turning a locomotive

Men turning a diesel locomotive on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha turntable, ca. 1950s or 1960s. Used courtesy of the Murray County Historical Museum.

Postcard of the turntable, depot, engine house, and Grand Trunk Western caboose at End-o-Line Railroad Park and Museum, ca. 1980.

Postcard of the turntable

Postcard of the turntable, depot, engine house, and Grand Trunk Western caboose at End-o-Line Railroad Park and Museum, ca. 1980. Used courtesy of the Murray County Historical Museum.

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