Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Depot- Delmar
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The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Depot is an historic structure located in Delmar, Iowa
, United States
. The original station was built in the 1870s and the present structure was built for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad in 1905. The depot contained separate waiting rooms for women and men that were joined by a joint ticket and office area. While this was not unusual in the Eastern United States, it was a unique design for the Midwest. The last freight train used the station in 1982. Restoration of the building began in 1995 and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1997. It now houses the Delmar Depot Museum, which contains a collection of over 1,500 historical items. The site also includes an old caboose named "Elizabeth" and a mural on the old viaduct wall that commemorates the Orphan Train
.
Delmar, Iowa
Delmar is a city in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 514 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Delmar is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, United States
United States
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. The original station was built in the 1870s and the present structure was built for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad in 1905. The depot contained separate waiting rooms for women and men that were joined by a joint ticket and office area. While this was not unusual in the Eastern United States, it was a unique design for the Midwest. The last freight train used the station in 1982. Restoration of the building began in 1995 and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1997. It now houses the Delmar Depot Museum, which contains a collection of over 1,500 historical items. The site also includes an old caboose named "Elizabeth" and a mural on the old viaduct wall that commemorates the Orphan Train
Orphan Train
The Orphan Train was a social experiment that transported children from crowded coastal cities of the United States to the country's Midwest for adoption. The orphan trains ran between 1854 and 1929, relocating an estimated 200,000 orphaned, abandoned, or homeless children...
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