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Huntsville Depot

January 01, 1970

For the WWII chemical weapons plant of the same name, see Huntsville Arsenal.

The Huntsville Depot located on the Norfolk Southern Railway line in downtown Huntsville is the oldest surviving railroad depot in Alabama and one of the oldest in the United States. Completed in 1860, the depot served as eastern division headquarters for the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.[3] It is listed on both the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage and National Register of Historic Places.[1][2]

Southern Railway System Depot
The depot in July 2010
Location330 Church St., Huntsville, Alabama
Coordinates34°44′4″N 86°35′27″W / 34.73444°N 86.59083°W / 34.73444; -86.59083
Area2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1860
NRHP reference No.71000101[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1971
Designated ARLHJune 25, 2002[2]

Huntsville was occupied by Union forces in 1862 during the Civil War as a strategic point on the railroad and the depot was used as a prison for Confederate soldiers. Graffiti left by the soldiers can still be seen on the walls. The Huntsville Depot saw its last regularly scheduled passenger train, Southern Railway's The Tennessean, on March 30, 1968. Today the Depot serves as a museum, part of the Early Works Museum.

A 0-4-0 Porter steam locomotive that was built in Pittsburgh in 1904 resides outside of the museum.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b . Alabama Historical Commission. Archived from the original on July 18, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  3. ^ Kazek, Kelly (May 22, 2013). "Alabama's 3 known existing Civil War-era depots: What are they now?". The Huntsville Times. Huntsville, AL: Advance Publications. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
Preceding station Southern Railway Following station
Madison
toward Memphis
 Memphis – Bristol Chase
toward Bristol

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AL-190, "Memphis and Charleston Freight Depot, 330 Church Street Northwest, Huntsville, Madison County, AL", 8 photos, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page of adjacent freight depot

January 01, 1970
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