Gone but not forgotten: Watchtowers taken down decades ago

: This photo of one of the first watchtowers in Newton was taken circa 1905. The Arcade Hotel is in the background. Photo contributed by Harvey County Museum & Archives

By Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—The automatic crossing arms to keep cars from driving on railroad tracks when a train came to town...

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