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| Station Name |
Original Railroad | Current Location |
Type | Date Built |
Current Use |
Track Status |
Building Material |
More Info |
| Clitherall |
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304 West Dunton, Battle Lake (GPS: 46.2854 -95.7168) |
C | ???? | Residence | None | Wood | |
| dalton |
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Lake Region Pioneer Threshermen's Association grounds. | C | 1893 | Museum | None | Wood |
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Erhard (Erhart) |
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511 Fergus Avenue (US-59) between State and Grove Streets (GPS: 46.483804, -96.099113) |
C | 1885 | Business | Gone | Wood | |
| fergus falls |
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229 North Vine (NE corner of Vine and Cavour Streets) (GPS: 46.284803,-96.07935) |
C | 1883 | Residence | None | Wood/ Stucco |
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| fergus falls |
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200 North Mill Street at West Cavour Street (GPS: 46.284794, -96.073452) |
C | 1897 | Railroad | In Use | Brick | |
| fergus falls |
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South Cascade Street between Junius and Hampden Avenues (GPS: 46.279698, -96.072032) |
C | 1920 | Business | In Use | Brick | |
| Otter Tail |
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22254 County 55 (Liberty Drive?), about 5 miles west of Henning, MN. | C | 1904 | Residence | None | Wood |
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| Parkers Prairie |
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905 SW 4th Street. | C | 1903 | Residence | In Use | Wood |
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| Underwood |
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SE corner of South Main Street and Highland Avenue (GPS: 46.284266, -95.871108) |
C | 1883 | Business | Gone | Wood |
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| STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
| Station Name |
Original Railroad |
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| Almora |
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This depot was on Aldrich Avenue (where 196th Street used to cross the tracks). | ||||||
| Battle Lake |
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The first station here opened in 1882. | ||||||
| Battle lake |
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The second-generation station was on the east side of Lake Avenue. According to the 1917 NP Valuation records, a new station was built here in 1900 that measured 24'x73'. An article about the demise of the depot in the Fergus Falls Daily Journal (1-06-1967), however, lists the date of construction as 1891. The station was given an extension in 1908 for a women's waiting room. It was torn down in 1967 and replaced with a 12'x24' pre-fab metal building. | ||||||
| Bluffton |
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This station was due south of the southern end of Center Street (near where Ball Park Road now dead ends at the tracks. The station sat on the north side of the tracks. According to the 1917 NP Valuation records, a new station was built here in 1907 that measured 20'x60'. | ||||||
| Brent |
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This station was between Fegus Falls and Carlisle. The GN abandoned the station it in June 1927. 1905. | ||||||
| Carlisle |
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This depot was on the south side of Broadway Street (one block south of 280th Street). According to the 1915 GN Valuation records, a 12'x35' combination station was built here in 1905. | ||||||
| Clitherall |
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This original NP station was on the west side of Oak Street, on the north side of the tracks. It was replaced by a smaller station at some point (which still exists). According to the 1917 NP Valuation records, the station was built in 1913 and measured 30'x48'. | ||||||
| Deer Creek |
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This combination station was on 2nd Street South, on the south side of the tracks. According to the 1917 NP Valuation records, the station was built in 1882 and measured 24'x48'. | ||||||
| Dent |
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The station was on South Railway Avenue, NW of Main Street. It was on the SE side of the tracks. | ||||||
| Dopelius (Topelius) (Benton) |
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Dopelius does not exist any more. It was between Bluffton and New York Mills. It was 3.2 miles (by rail) from Bluffton and 4.7 miles from New York Mills. The station was on Austin Avenue at 4th Street (both streets now gone). According to the 1917 NP Valuation records, a new station was built here in 1907 that measured 20'x60' (the same year and dimensions of Bluffton, the next station on the line). The name was originally Benton, but changed to Dopelius in 1901. It was changed to Topelius in 1924. | ||||||
| Elizabeth |
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Station was sold and torn down for lumber. According to the 1915 GN Vaulation Report it measured 24'x48'. The GN abandoned this station in October 1960. | ||||||
| Fergus Falls |
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The original freight station here was off Washington Avenue (formerly E. Bismarck) at GPS: 46.281567, -96.065067. | ||||||
| fergus falls |
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This is the first station that was built in Fergus Falls. It was built in 1883 and was on same site as the existing depot on the east side of Cascade Street between Hampden and Junius Avenues at GPS: 46.279698, -96.072032. It burned down sometime between 1890 and 1896. Two subsequent stations at this same location burned and one was destroyed by a tornado on June 22, 1919. The 1896 Sanborn shows this location as a vacant lot, | ||||||
| Fergus Falls |
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The second NP passenger station was on the west side of Cascade Street between Hampden and Junius Avenues at GPS: 46.279601, -96.072610. This station burned down around 1901. | ||||||
| Fergus Falls |
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This third-generation station was built in 1902 and had two sections measuring 28'x58' and 24'x40'. It was also on the west side of Cascade Street between Hampden and Junius Avenues at GPS: 46.279601, -96.072610. It was destroyed by the 1919 tornado. | ||||||
| Fergus Falls |
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The original freight house on the west side of Whitford Street (when Whitford was a through street and crossed the tracks) at GPS: 46.279820, -96.070918. | ||||||
| Fergus Falls |
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According to the NP Valuation Records of 1917, a second generation freight house was built in 1915 at the same site as the original freight house. It may have also been demolished by the tornado of June 22, 1919 because the building was gone by the time the new combination station opened in 1920. | ||||||
| French |
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According to the 1917 NP Valuation records, a converted boxcar was installed here as a station in 1910. | ||||||
| Henning |
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This station was on Douglas Avenue between Front and Inman Streets. According to the 1917 NP Valuation records, the station was built in 1892 and measured 24'x76'. | ||||||
| Henning |
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The original location of this depot was on Balmoral Avenue at 3rd Street. | ||||||
| Hobart |
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The photo appears to be of a very early station here. There may have been others that followed. | ||||||
| Kitchener |
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This station was abandoned by the GN in April 1940. | ||||||
| Luce (Johnson Station) |
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This station was on Main Street on the west side of the tracks. This is near where US 10 is now. According to the 1917 NP Valuation records, a new station was built here in 1907 that measured 16'x48'. | ||||||
| Mill Park |
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| New York Mills |
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This station was on the west side of Walker Street between West Centennial Drive (formerly Front) and Van Aernam Streets (GPS: 46.518211, -95.378269). According to the 1917 NP Valuation records, a new station was built here in 1902 that measured 24'x80'. | ||||||
| New York Mills |
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A newer station than the one listed above. | ||||||
| Parkers Prairie |
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The depot was on the north side of East Soo Street, on the west side of the tracks. | ||||||
| Parkdale |
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According to the 1915 GN Valuation records, there was only a platform and sign here as of that date. The station was abandoned by the GN in September 1935. | ||||||
| Parkton |
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According to the 1917 NP Valuation records, a converted carbody was installed here as a station in 1909. | ||||||
| Pelican Rapids |
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According to the 1915 GN Vaulation Report it measured 24'x64'. | ||||||
| Perham |
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This older frame passenger station, likely built in the mid 1880s, was moved to a farmer's field and was there in the 1970s, but the current status is unknown. Its original location was the NW side of 1st Avenue North (formerly 7th Street before renumbering) on the north side of the tracks at GPS: 46.594963, -95.572515. | ||||||
| Perham |
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The freight station was on the SE side of 1st Avenue North on the north side of the tracks at GPS: 46.594686, -95.572015. NP Valuation Records from 1917 say this freight station, which measured 24'x80', was built in 1897, however it is shown on the Sanborn Map from 1895. | ||||||
| Perham |
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According to the 1917 NP Valuation records, a new station was built here in 1904 that measured 24'x76'. It was on the SW side of the tracks between 1st Avenue SW and 2nd Avenue SW at GPS: 46.595003, -95.573073. | ||||||
| Perham |
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| Richdale (Negonama) (Richland) |
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This station was between Main and Luedke Streets (both gone, as is most of the town). According to the 1917 NP Valuation records, a new station was built here in 1907 that measured 20'x40'. | ||||||
| Richville |
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| Turtle Lake (Southvick) |
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| Vergas |
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| vining |
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This station was on Front Street at Hoff Avenue. It was on the south side of the through tracks. According to the 1917 NP Valuation records, a new station was built here in 1902 that measured 16'x48'. | ||||||
| Wall Lake |
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According to the 1917 NP Valuation records, a converted 8'x34' carbody was installed here as a station in 1905. | ||||||
| 1898 OTTER TAIL COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
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Notes About Existing Stations... Dalton (GN) - The original location of this depot was on Cedar Avenue at East Summit in Dalton. Fergus Falls (GN) - This station was moved in 1898 after the new station was put into service. It was originally purchased from the railroad by John Lauritzen who moved it to the location at Vine and Cavour Streets. Otter Tail (Soo) - This original location of this station was about half way between Main Street and Maple Street (now Lake Avenue North). Parkers Prairie (Soo) - Station was moved south of its original location. Only the passenger section remains as the freight section was dismantled for lumber. Underwood (NP) - The station was moved from its original location in August 1973. When the station here first opened it was known as "Southwick." |
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