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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 |
| chokio |
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Near the corner of 1st Avenue South and 1st Street East | C | 1896 | Storage | None | Wood |
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| donnelly |
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Threshing Bee Festival Grounds. | C | 1900 | Civic | ???? | Wood |
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| hancock |
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City Garage on the NW side of 6th Street between Jefferson and Pacific. (GPS: 45.495945,-95.798314) | C | ???? | Storage | None | Wood |
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| morris |
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Atlantic Avenue (Old U.S. 59) between 10th and 11th Streets (GPS: 45.590499, -95.919308) |
C | ???? | Railroad | In Use | Brick | |
| morris |
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On a farm on the east side of Clear Lake SW of Alberta. (GPS: 45.555545,-96.065075) |
F | ???? | Storage | None | Wood |
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| STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
| Station Name |
Original Railroad |
Notes | ||||||
| Alberta (Wheeler) |
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According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, a new station was built here in 1905 that measured 31'x49'. The original station here was known as "Wheeler" until May 1900 when the name was changed to "Alberta." | ||||||
| morris |
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This was probably the first GN station here. | ||||||
| morris |
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This was most likely the second GN station here. It was moved in 1897 to a lot between 10th and 11th Streets, although it is not clear (from the article cited here) where it was before that (Morris Tribune, 10-13-1897) | ||||||
| morris |
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This passenger station was at the end of a spur on the corner of 8th Street and Atlantic Avenue. | ||||||
| 1898 STEVENS COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
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Notes About Existing Stations... Chokio (GN) - The original location of this station was between Main Street and 1st Street West. According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, the station was built here in 1896 and measured 25'x50'. Donnelly (GN) - The original location of this station was on Pacific Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets. Hancock (GN) - The original location of this station was on Pacific Avenue between 5th and 6th Streets. Where is it now? It has been sided and modified. Morris (NP) - The original location of this station was on the north corner of Atlantic Avenue and 8th Street (near where DeToy's Restaurant is today). It was on a spur track that ended near 7th Street. |
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