RARE Faith South Dakota Train Plate Commemorative 50 Year First Train Engine The Sabina Line 22K USA Made Souvenir SD Collectible Train 6003

Celebrate a unique piece of American railroad history with this RARE Faith, South Dakota Commemorative Train Plate, honoring the 50-Year Anniversary of the first train engine that stopped in Faith, South Dakota in 1910. Crafted in the USA with 22K gold trim, this limited-edition plate showcases a beautifully detailed design of the historic 6003 locomotive, making it a treasured collectible for both railroad enthusiasts and vintage souvenir collectors.

Originally issued as a special commemorative souvenir, this plate highlights the importance of the railway in connecting small towns like Faith, South Dakota, to the rest of the country. With its intricate artwork and shining gold embellishments, it serves as both a decorative display piece and a meaningful historical keepsake.

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✨Plate measures approximately 6"
✨Marked on the back, "THE SABINA LINE Warranted 22 K. Made in U.S.A."
✨No chips or cracks, there is some crazing due to the age of the piece
✨I did some research on this event, and have included some details below. The last picture on the listing, is an original photograph taken.
"Here's an interesting photo of the first train to stop at Faith, South Dakota, after the establishment of the new end of the line. In its heyday, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, which was usually referred to as the Milwaukee Road, stretched from Chicago and the Great Lakes to Washington State. Various branch lines, including the one that ran to Faith, were important conduits of immigrants anxious to take up ranching and farming in the Dakotas. These lines also replaced cattle drives as an inexpensive way to ship cattle off to market back east.
The new town of Faith reportedly got its name because "Faith" was one of the daughters of an important Milwaukee Road investor. Construction of the branch line took place in 1910, and then the first train pictured in the photo above arrived on January 6, 1911. It's not clear whether the people pictured in the photo are the first group of immigrants to arrive in Faith via train. However, subsequent trains brought many more people who helped to settle the town and nearby homesteads."
--Mike Crowley https://thunderbutte.blogspot.com/2014/03/first-train-to-faith.html

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