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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 |
| Barry |
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On a farm about 2 miles north of Barry on the corner of CR-7 and CR-13 (GPS: 45.585197,-96.564253). |
C | 1905 | Storage | None | Wood |
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Clinton (Batavia) |
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102 Center Street (GPS: 45.459711, -96.437211) |
C | 1883 | Museum | Gone | Wood |
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| Johnson |
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2nd Street between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Street. (GPS: 45.572761,-96.294951) |
C | 1905 | Garage | None | Wood |
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| odessa |
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NW of Correll at
40447 610th Avenue. (GPS: 45.320626,-96.180518) |
C | ???? | Storage | None | Wood | |
| STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
| Station Name |
Original Railroad |
Notes | ||||||
| Beardsley |
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According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, this station was built in 1880 and measured 24'x60'. | ||||||
| Correll |
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A 1957 derailment destroyed the station, but the agent who was standing on the platform at the time was unharmed. | ||||||
| Graceville |
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According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, a new station was built in 1912 that measured 30'x84'. | ||||||
| Graceville |
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| Ortonville |
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The original station here, likely built around 1879, had two-story passenger and freight ends and was near where Old Highway 12/2nd Street SE is today at approximately GPS: 45.298121, -96.439891. That station was replaced by the one-story station listed below sometime between 1909-1912. | ||||||
| Ortonville |
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This one-story station was originally at the loction of the original station listed above. When the Milwaukke Road realigned the tracks between here and Big Stone City, the station was either moved (or a new station was built) south about 500 feet to GPS: 45.297102, -96.439265 along the new alignment around 1916 (The Sisseton Weekly Standard, 11-17-1916). | ||||||
| Ortonville |
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This was a typical small modern 1950s-60s-era station. | ||||||
| 1898 BIG STONE COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
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Notes About Existing Stations... Barry (GN) - According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, this station was built in 1905 and measured 24'x48'. Clinton (CM&St.P) - Although the town was called "Clinton" when it was platted, the railroad called it by its old name "Batavia" until the town was officially incorporated as "Clinton" in 1890. For more information see the Historic Clinton Depot webpage. Johnson (GN) - According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, this station was built in 1905 and measured 30'x48'. |
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