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EXISTING STATIONS | ||||||||
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Station Name |
Original Railroad | Current Location |
Type | Current Use |
Date Built |
Track Status |
Building Material |
More Info |
Hamersville | Wooster Avenue Near Park Street (GPS: 38.914636,-83.980098) |
P |
Vacant Residence |
???? | Gone | Brick | ||
Mt. Orab | Woodward Street and Front Street (GPS: 39.029415,-83.916938) |
C | Civic | 1884 | In Use | Wood | ||
STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
Station Name |
Original Railroad |
Notes | ||||||
Eastwood | ||||||||
Eastwood | According to N&W valuation records, it was built in 1901. | |||||||
Georgetown | The CG&P saw both steam and electric traffic. The passenger station was located on the north side of North Street near the intersection with Vine Street. | |||||||
Levanna | This very small station building sat on the south side of High Street between the Pisgah Run Creek bridge and Vine Street (not sure what this street is called today or if it still exists). The building may have remained there after the RR was gone. | |||||||
Macon | According to N&W valuation records, it was built in 1891. The station was known as South Fincastle during the CP&V years. | |||||||
Mt. Orab | This was the original passenger station. It later served as freight station. According to N&W valuation records, it was built in 1891. | |||||||
Ripley | This station was on the south side of Main Street between 2nd and Front. This short-lived railroad began in 1903 and operated 24 miles between N&W connection at Sardinia to Ripley. The railroad was out of business in 1917. The station and tracks here were gone by 1920. | |||||||
Russellville | This station was on the SW corner of Columbus and Walnut Streets. | |||||||
Sardinia | Station served as freight house after new passenger station was built. | |||||||
Sardinia | According to N&W valuation records, it was built in 1907. | |||||||
1898 BROWN COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
Notes About Existing Stations... East Hamersville (CG&P) - This brick building is round because it was originally built as a kiln, but got a new roof and was subsequently used as a station. It was later used as a residence. Wooster Avenue is the old CG&P right-of-way. Mt. Orab (N&W) - Spelled Mt. Oreb in the early days. On National Register of Historic Places. Moved to current location in 1975. |