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| Station Name |
Original Railroad | Current Location |
Type | Date Built |
Current Use |
Track Status |
Building Material |
More Info |
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Chanhassen (St. Hubertus) |
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Great Plains Boulevard, north of West 79th Street. | P | 1882 | ???? | In Use | Wood | |
| chaska |
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Moved to "Murphy's Landing" near Shakopee? | C | ???? | ???? | None | Wood |
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| chaska |
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East 6th Street (US 212) between N. Walnut and N. Chestnut Streets. | C | ???? | Business | In Use | Brick | |
| dahlgren |
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Dakota County Fairgrounds 4008 220th St. W, Farmington, MN |
C | ???? | Museum | None | Wood |
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new germany (Purity) |
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Moved to a farm near the NE corner of CR 33 and 48th Street. | C | ???? | Storage | None | Wood | |
| Maple Plain |
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16350 CR 20, near Watertown | C | ???? | Storage | None | Wood |
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| norwood |
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On a farm NE of Green Isle? | C | ???? | ???? | None | Wood | |
| STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
| Station Name |
Original Railroad |
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| Augusta |
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| Benton Junction |
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| Bongards |
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This station was near CR 51. | ||||||
| Carver |
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This station was on the east side of Main Street (CR 40), just north of 5th Street. The water tower in the photo (or one like it) is still on the site as of 2009 as is a caboose. | ||||||
| Carver |
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This station was on the corner of 7th and Lime Streets. There are modern houses in this area today (2009). | ||||||
| Cologne |
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This station was to the east of Paul Avenue between the sets of tracks. There are no buildings at this site today (2009). | ||||||
| Coney Island Station |
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This station was on North Shore Road, on the side of Lake Waconia. It was on the north side of the tracks. Visitor to Coney Island Park arrived here on the GN and were then taken by boat over to the island. There is a building there (as of 2009, Bing Maps) that looks like it could have been the station. This is just east of where North Shore Road crosses the old grade. Can someone go out and check this? Here is a photo showing the location. | ||||||
| Hamburg |
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This depot was on Railroad Street at Sophia Avenue. | ||||||
| Hazeltine |
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This was to the west of Hazeltine Lake. | ||||||
| Maases |
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This town no longer exists. It was a stop on the GN located on the northern border of the county between Parley Lake and Stone Lake. This area is now within the Carver Park Reserve (near the southern end of Grim Road). | ||||||
| Maple Hill |
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| Mayer |
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This depot was on 1st Street NW between Ash Avenue and Bluejay Avenue. | ||||||
| Norwood |
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This station was at the SE corner of West Railroad Street and North Union Street. | ||||||
| Shakopee Station |
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This was the Milwaukee Road station located across the line in Carver County. | ||||||
| Victoria |
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| Waconia |
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This station was on Pine Street south of 5th Street East (near MN-5). | ||||||
| Young America |
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This station was on the south side of East Main Street at SE 4th Avenue. | ||||||
| 1898 CARVER COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
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Notes About Existing Stations... Chaska (CMStP&P) - The original location of this station in Chaska was on Oak Street between 4th and 5th. Dahlgren (CMStP&P) - This station was originally from Dahlgren in Carver County, but has been moved twice. It was moved Lakeville first and then to Farmington at the Dakota County Fairgrounds which is the site of "Dakota City." Maple Plain (GN) - This station was moved here from Hennepin County. Station sits in a field to the northeast of the house there. It is in poor shape, but still standing as of late 2008. Photo shows station in its original location. |
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