PIPESTONE COUNTY

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EXISTING STATIONS
Station
Name
Original
Railroad
Current
Location
Type Date
Built
Current
Use
Track
Status
Building
Material
More
Info
holland At the first house on the south side of 161st Street, just east of MN-23. C ???? Storage None Wood
pipestone 400 North Hiawatha Avenue C 1890 Museum Gone Brick  
Pipestone In the alley north of 317 2nd Street NW (Behind Loopy's Dollar Store)
(GPS: 44.002365, -96.321681)
F ???? Storage None Wood  
ruthton Moved to north side of Ruthton, at the wedge where Rairoad Avenue and Smith Street (County 18) intersect. C 1887 Garage None Wood
STATIONS OF THE PAST
Station
Name
Original
Railroad
Notes
Airlie
(Clausen)
This station was at the south end of A Street (now gone).
Cazenovia         
Cresson
(Altoona)
This station was on the south side of Main Street on the east side of the tracks. The 1898 map also shows a freight station here. The town was formerly known as Altoona and sometimes referred to as "Cresston."
Edgerton The depot was on the west side of Main Street.
Eaton
(Eton)
(Gray Siding)
The depot was on the west side of Main Street.
Hatfield The first station here was a converted boxcar.
Hatfield This station was on Railroad Street at 1st Street.
Ihlen This station was near the corner of Waldo and Jessica Street. The foundation may still be there.
Jasper This station was on the south side of Wall Street, on the west side of the tracks.
Jasper There was a BCR&N line that ran from Trosky to the south side of Jasper. Was there a BCR&N station here?
Pipestone This station was on the east side of 2nd Avenue NE. It was built in 1908.
Pinney
(Penney)
This station was abandoned by the GN in 1926. It was between Holland and Pipestone.
Pipestone This station was between 3rd and 4th Avenue NW (formerly Anna and Helen Streets respectively).
Pipestone This was the original Pipestone depot.
Pipestone This station was on the north side of 3rd Street SE (formerly Bailey Street).
Trosky This station was on the south side of Center Street, on the east side of the tracks.
Woodstock
(Burk)
This station was built in 1899. The original station here was known as Burk. The name was changed to Woodstock in 1881.
1898 PIPESTONE COUNTY RAILROAD MAP
Notes About Existing Stations...

Holland (Great Northern) - The original location of this depot was on Railroad Street between Main and Rock.

Ruthton (Great Northern) - The original location of this depot was on Railroad Avenue at Main Street. It was on the west side of the tracks.