Wahoo Burlington Depot | |
The depot in 2010 | |
Location | 431 West 3rd, Wahoo, Nebraska |
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Coordinates | 41°12′27″N96°36′44″W / 41.20750°N 96.61222°W Coordinates: 41°12′27″N96°36′44″W / 41.20750°N 96.61222°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1886 |
Built by | Omaha & North Platte Railroad Co. |
NRHP reference # | 85000955 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 9, 1985 |
The Wahoo Burlington Depot is a historic two-story building in Wahoo, Nebraska. It was built in 1886 for the Omaha & North Platte Railroad Company, and painted in red and green. [2] According to the National Register of Historic Places form, "it was leased to the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in 1886 and later deeded to them in 1908. The CB&Q became the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1970. The depot closed in 1972 when a mobile agency was instituted and the tracks were abandoned three years later. Today, it is the only remaining depot of the three in Wahoo." [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 9, 1985. [1]
Wahoo is a city and county seat of Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 4,508 at the 2010 census.
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