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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 |
| Appleton |
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2270 90th Street SW (GPS: 45.196685, -96.035927) |
C | 1914 | Residence | None | Wood | |
| Appleton |
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Cottonwood Creek Hunting Preserve, 1160 100th Street SW, in Danvers | C | 1885 | Club | None | Wood | |
| clontarf |
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100 Becker Avenue | C | 1878 | Storage | In Use | Wood |
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| De Graff |
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On a farm east of Clontarf on 20th Avenue NW just north
of 45th Street NW (GPS: 45.363552,-95.624603) |
C | 1876 | Residence | None | Wood |
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| holloway |
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On a farm east of Clontarf on 20th Avenue NW just north
of 45th Street NW (GPS: 45.363423,-95.625182) |
C | 1901 | Storage | None | Wood | |
| STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
| Station Name |
Original Railroad |
Notes | ||||||
| Appleton |
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The earlier Appleton depot. | ||||||
| Benson |
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This station was built in 1906. | ||||||
| Benson |
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This station predated the one above. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| Danvers |
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Built in 1898, this station measured 30'x48'. | ||||||
| Holloway (Norton) |
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The first station built here was in 1898 with a larger station (24'x48') built in 1901 (see above). | ||||||
| Junction |
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This station was 1 mile from Benson and 7 miles from Danvers. | ||||||
| Kerkhoven |
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| Murdock |
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This was the first station in Murdock. It burned in 1918 and a new station was built. | ||||||
| Murdock |
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| Swift Falls |
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The Duluth, Iowa & Dakota RR was begun in 1879, but never completed. There was at least a grade between Benson and Swift Falls. It is visible on the Minnesota Atlas & Gazeteer and can be seen on Google Maps. It's not clear if there was ever rail laid or if there was ever service to Swift Falls. So, it's not clear if there was a station here. | ||||||
| 1898 SWIFT COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
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Notes About Existing Stations... Clontarf (GN) - This station is now part of Johnson Fertilizer. It has been enclosed and heavily modified. It is unrecognizable as a depot now. The station closed in 1901. DeGraff (GN)- Both the Degraff and Holloway station are on this site. Half of the Degraff station was torn down and the other half was moved to this farm and became a house. It is virtually unrecognizable as a depot now. Apparently the property was formerly owned by a GN section foreman who moved the building to the property originally. Before a school was built in DeGraff in 1878, classes were held in the depot (probably a station of older vintage than the existing one). |
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