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| EXISTING STATIONS | ||||||||
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| Station Name |
Original Railroad | Current Location |
Type | Date Built |
Current Use |
Track Status |
Building Material |
More Info |
| Alpha |
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Jackson County Fairgrounds off 550th Street (CR 23) (GPS: 43.626540, -94.973609) |
C | 1898 | Museum | None | Wood |
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| Jackson |
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59 River Street (GPS: 43.610593, -94.987304) |
C | ???? | Storage | In Use | Wood |
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| STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
| Station Name |
Original Railroad |
Notes | ||||||
| Alpha |
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Perhaps this is a previous station. | ||||||
| heron lake |
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This station, built in 1887, was on the SW side of 10th Street. | ||||||
| Jackson |
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Is this the same as the station listed in the existing section? The other building in the photo is the Harlow House Hotel. This station was on Moore Street just north of Center Street in the NE part of town. This section of Moore Street used to be known as Railroad Street. | ||||||
| lakefield |
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This station was at the west end of Broadway Avenue. | ||||||
| Miloma |
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This joint station was built in 1893. | ||||||
| okabena |
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This was the first station at Okabena, built in 1879. It served for only one year as the CM&St.P bought the line in 1880 and constructed a new station. | ||||||
| Okabena |
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Built in 1880, this station sat along Jackson Street between Minnesota and Exchange Streets. | ||||||
| wilder |
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This was the first depot at Wilder. | ||||||
| Wilder |
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The second depot at Wilder was along the tracks approximately between Main and Adler Streets. It was built in 1913. | ||||||
| 1898 JACKSON COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
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Notes About Existing Stations... Alpha (CM&St.P) - The original location of this depot was on Railroad Avenue between Main and Knox Streets. It was bought by the Jackson County Fair Association and moved to the fairgrounds in 1959. Jackson (CM&St.P) - According to the owner this station used to be two-storied, but the RR removed the second floor. |
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