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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 |
| chokio |
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1st Avenue South between Main Street and 1st Street East (GPS: 45.575239, -96.173159) |
C | 1896 | Storage | None | Wood |
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| donnelly |
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Donnelly Threshing Bee Festival Grounds (GPS: 45.689401, -96.006835) |
C | 1900 | Civic | ???? | Wood |
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| hancock |
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City Garage on the NW side of 6th Street between Jefferson and Pacific (GPS: 45.495945,-95.798314) |
C | ???? | Storage | None | Wood |
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| morris |
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Atlantic Avenue (Old U.S. 59) between 10th and 11th Streets (GPS: 45.590499, -95.919308) |
C | 1946 | Railroad | In Use | Brick | |
| Morris |
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On a farm on the east side of Clear Lake SW of Alberta (GPS: 45.555545,-96.065075) |
F | ???? | Storage | None | Wood |
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| STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
| Station Name |
Original Railroad |
Notes | ||||||
| Alberta (Wheeler) |
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According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, a new station was built here in 1905 that measured 31'x49'. The original station here was known as "Wheeler" until May 1900 when the name was changed to "Alberta." | ||||||
| De Terre |
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This station was abandoned by the GN in October 1928. | ||||||
| Haig (Ormus) |
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The name of this station was changed from "Ormus" to "Haig" in 1918 and the station was abandoned by the GN in December 1928. | ||||||
| Moose Island |
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This station was abandoned by the GN in August 1943. | ||||||
| Morris |
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This station was on the SE side of East 6th Street at GPS: 45.586428, -95.915298. | ||||||
| Morris |
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This was the second GN station here. Built in 1890 after the previous station burned down (The Sun, 4-29-1890), it was originally also between 5th and 6th Streets where it sat for seven years. In 1897 it was moved to a lot between 10th and 11th Streets (Morris Tribune, 10-13-1897). That would also be the location of the brick station that is still standing. | ||||||
| Morris |
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This passenger station, built in 1893 (Morris Tribune, 11-1-1893), was at the end of a spur on the corner of 8th Street and Atlantic Avenue at GPS: 45.588809, -95.916525. | ||||||
| 1898 STEVENS COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
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Notes About Existing Stations... Chokio (GN) - The original location of this station was between Main Street and 1st Street West. According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, the station was built here in 1896 and measured 25'x50'. Donnelly (GN) - The original location of this station was on Pacific Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets. Hancock (GN) - The original location of this station was on Pacific Avenue between 5th and 6th Streets. Where is it now? It has been sided and modified. Morris (NP) - The original location of this station was on the north corner of Atlantic Avenue and 8th Street (near where DeToy's Restaurant is today). It was on a spur track that ended near 7th Street. |
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