Watertown station (South Dakota)

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Watertown
Former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway passenger rail station
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. LOUIS RAILROAD DEPOT; WATERTOWN, CODINGTON COUNTY.JPG
Watertown station in July 2013.
General information
Location168 N. Broadway, Watertown, South Dakota 57201
Coordinates 44°54′12″N98°06′43″W / 44.90333°N 98.11194°W / 44.90333; -98.11194
History
Opened1911
ClosedJuly 21, 1960
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad Depot
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Location168 N. Broadway
Watertown, South Dakota
Coordinates 44°54′12″N98°06′43″W / 44.90333°N 98.11194°W / 44.90333; -98.11194
Built1911
ArchitectA.T. Hawks
NRHP reference No. 85003477
Added to NRHPOctober 31, 1985

The Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad Depot in Watertown, South Dakota was built by the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway (M&StL) in 1911 and served passengers until July 21, 1960.

The depot is a two story brick building with a high pitched slate gable roof and a projecting brick chimney. The Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad began laying tracks into Watertown in 1884. Passenger service west of Watertown to Conde and Aberdeen ended on January 1, 1950. The final passenger train departed the station for Minneapolis on July 20, 1960, with the train from Minneapolis arriving in Watertown on July 21. [1]

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References

  1. Donovan Hofsommer. "The WATERTOWN EXPRESS and the "Hog and Human": M & StL Passenger Service in South Dakota 1884-1960" (PDF). Retrieved October 10, 2022.