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| EXISTING STATIONS | ||||||||
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Original Railroad | Current Location |
Type | Date Built |
Current Use |
Track Status |
Building Material |
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| zimmerman (Lake Fremont) |
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At dead end of Rochester Street NE, Isanti (from MN-65 go 1 mile east on C.R. 9, Rochester Street is the second road on the south side). | C | ???? | Residence | None | Wood |
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| STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
| Station Name |
Original Railroad |
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| Bailey Siding |
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Although the GN and NP run parallel here, only the GN had a siding and station here (according to 1903 maps). | ||||||
| Becker |
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The GN and NP stations sat a few feet away from each other between Hancock and Willow Streets. The tracks ran parallel here with the GN on the "outside" in respect to the location of the town. | ||||||
| Becker |
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See above. The station pictured is probably the second generation NP depot at that location. | ||||||
| Big Lake |
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See below. | ||||||
| big lake |
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At some point the railroads may have shared a stations, but according to the 1903 map of the town GN and NP had separate stations. They were essentially next to each other on the east side of Lake Street South. The NP tracks were north of the GN tracks. | ||||||
| Cable (Haven) |
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This location was known as Haven Station on the GN and Cable on the NP. | ||||||
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| Clear lake |
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The Clear Lake GN and NP stations were next to each other on the SE side of Center Street (not sure which street this is now as the names have all changed). | ||||||
| Clear Lake |
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Note the similarity in design between this station and the Big lake station. | ||||||
| Elk River |
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This station was near the intersection of US-10 and Norfolk Street, although there is not through street to the tracks here anymore. | ||||||
| Elk River |
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This station was east of Proctor Avenue NW near where 6th Street used to cross the tracks. | ||||||
| Fitzpatrick |
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This station was located six miles north of Elk River on the east side of Section 33 in Livonia Township. It was likely gone by the early 1900s. | ||||||
| Houlton Siding |
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This station was located three miles north of Elk River in the west central part of Section 16, Elk River Township. The county map from 1903 shows a spur here with several buildings around it. This property, and quite a bit in and around Elk River, was owned by William Henry Houlton (1840-1915) who had a lumber, flour and mercantile business along with his brother Horatio. Not sure if there was a passenger station here, but there was likely at least a freight station. | ||||||
| 1898 SHERBURNE COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
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Notes About Existing Stations... Zimmerman (GN) - Although the map above depicts Zimmerman and Lake Fremont as separate locations, they were essentially the same town and thus only had one station. The area where the station was has now been redeveloped, but the station originally was located along what is now Gateway Drive near where that street bends from east/west to north/south. |
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