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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 |
| Cokato (Dassel) |
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Old Depot Museum at 651 Parker Avenue West (US 12) in Dassel. |
C | 1913 | Museum | None | Wood |
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| cosmos |
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540 Milky Way Boulevard (GPS: 44.931231,-94.697177) |
C | ???? | Storage | Gone | Metal | |
| darwin |
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Corner of North 1st Street and William Street (GPS: 45.096373, -94.409953) |
C | 1890 | Museum | None | Wood |
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| Dassel |
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72777 185th Street, south of Dassel (GPS: 45.014832,-94.301684) |
C | 1912 | Residence | None | Wood | |
| Eden Valley |
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Grande Depot Shops, 8318 MN-23 (at I-94), southwest of St. Cloud in Stearns County. (GPS: 45.516219,-94.281181) |
C | 1913 | Restaurant | None | Wood |
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| Grove City |
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Moved to CR 39/20 just north of 395th Street (in the very NW corner of Union Grove Township) |
C | 1908 | Residence | None | Wood |
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| Litchfield |
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19871 612th Avenue (GPS: 45.035675, -94.539993) |
C | ???? | Residence | None | Wood |
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| Litchfield |
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212 North Marshall Street (GPS: 45.128053, -94.526370) |
C | ???? | Residence | None | Wood |
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| STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
| Station Name |
Original Railroad |
Notes | ||||||
| Cedar Mills |
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This depot was sold and moved to a farm about 2 miles east of town. The owner was a collector of old buildings, none of which he maintained, and once he died, the property was sold, everything unfortunately razed and a new house built. | ||||||
| Corvuso |
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| Dassel |
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According to 1897 maps, the original Dassel depot was located on Pacific Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets. The station that is still standing is the second station that was built here. | ||||||
| Eden Valley |
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The original Minneapolis & Pacific (later Soo) station was built around 1886 and burned down June 19, 1913. | ||||||
| Grove City |
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The original station (according to an 1897 map) was on Atlantic Avenue between 2nd and 3rd Streets. | ||||||
| Litchfield |
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According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, a brick station was constructed here in 1902 which measured 32'x187'. | ||||||
| Litchfield |
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The original station here was on the west side of South Sibley Avenue on the south side of the tracks at GPS: 45.125803, -94.528377. This station was built in 1869 (Litchfield Heritage Preservation Committee 1-1-2020). It partially burned in a fire in 1899, but was repaired and stayed in use until 1901 when the new station (listed below) was built. It is likely that this station was cut in two parts and still exists as two different buildings as listed above in the "Existing Stations" list. | ||||||
| Litchfield |
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This station replaced the original frame station in 1902. It was in essentially the same location as the original station, but a bit more to the west of South Sibley Street at GPS: 45.125869, -94.528715. | ||||||
| Benson (Litchfield) |
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This station was originally in Benson. When the old Great Northern depot at Litchfield was razed in 1985, this station was moved from Benson to Litchfield as a replacement. In Litchfield (Meeker Co.)it was on Sibley Avenue South between West Depot and West Darwin Streets at GPS: 45.125937, -94.529167. | ||||||
| Watkins |
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This station was on the west side of Meeker Avenue (which used to cross the tracks). It sat between the main tracks and the siding. | ||||||
| 1898 MEEKER COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
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Notes About Existing Stations... Cokato (Great Northern) - Moved from Cokato in Wright County to the Old Depot Railroad Museum in Dassel in 1985. According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, a new station was built here in 1913 that mesured 30'x96'. Darwin (Great Northern) - The original location of this depot was on the west side of 1st Street on the north side of the tracks. According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, a new station was built here in 1890 that mesured 24'x48'. Eden Valley (Soo Line) - Moved in 1976 to Roscoe for a short time and then on to Saint Cloud in Stearns County. The original location of this depot was on the west side of State Street in Eden Valley. The original Eden Valley Soo depot burned June 19, 1913 and this was built later that year as a replacement. Grove City (Great Northern) - According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, this station was built in 1908 and measured 24'x66'. Litchfield (GN - Now Two Buildings) - The old Litchfield depot (the original 1869 structure) was cut in two and both parts were moved into town to be used as houses. One later went to the lake as a cabin at 612th Avenue, the other was moved to 212 North Marshall in town and never moved again. This original station caught fire in 1899, was repaired, but was replaced by the brick station in 1901. Both parts would combine to about the right length based on old photos of the original station. According to a docent at the museum, the owner of the part that is at the lake claims some of the rafters in the roof of her house are charred. |
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