ATHENS COUNTY

Athens (CWB) - According to old newspaper reports, the Athens depot was built by the CW&B in 1889. The C.W.&B. became the B.&O.S.W. later in the year. The 1888 Madisonville station pictured in Grant's Ohio Postcards book is of the same design, but Athens' was slightly larger. They both also have their build dates above the windows on the front of the turrets. The station of today is the same station only greatly renovated and enlarged in 1915 and 1916. --Bill Denbow

Athens (T&OC) - This building was previously on the property of the Athens Lumber Company near the corner of Union
and Factory Streets at GPS: 39.329306, -82.107780. It was moved in the early 2000s  Bill Denbow and Dan West have researched the origin of this building and the findings thus far have been inconclusive. It does look like a station, and a T&OC station at that, but it is not marked as such on old maps. It may be the original Athens T&OC station that was moved to its current location or it may be an original lumber company building. It is kept here until confirmation one way or another is found.

Chauncey (T&OC) - Now a Lion's Club. The depot's features have been obscured by modern siding.

Glouster (T&OC/K&M) - The T&OC tracks were on the west side of the building with the K&M along the east side 

Nelsonville (HVSR) - This building was built as a depot for the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway in the early 1980s. The design is based on original plans of Ohio RR stations of the late 1800's. It was designed by architect Ted Goodman and built by the carpentry students from the Tri-County Vocational School.

Warren's Station (M&C) - This federal style brick house was used as the station here. Even though the house was built prior, its use as a station would date from 1857 to 1876. The M&C "Old Line" split off just west of Warren's Station and went to Detroit (which later became Canaanville) on an ascending grade then turned north and went through New England, Kilvert, Big Run, Cutler, and east to Marietta. The portion from Warren's Station to Kilvert was permanently abandoned in late 1876. The old line east of Big Run to Marietta eventually became part of the Federal Valley which was built west to Palos and eventually became T&OC. In November of 1874 the Baltimore Short Line was opened from that junction just west of Warren's Station on a lower grade that followed the Hocking River just south of the Old Line to Canaanville, Guysville, Stewart, Beebe, Frost, Coolville Station, Torch, Little Hocking, Porterfield  and Belpre.