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Midland station (South Dakota)

Coordinates: 44°04′14″N 101°09′23″W / 44.07056°N 101.15639°W / 44.07056; -101.15639
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Midland
Former Chicago and North Western Railway passenger rail station
Midland depot (2013)
General information
Location400 block of Main Street, Midland, South Dakota
Coordinates44°04′14″N 101°09′23″W / 44.07056°N 101.15639°W / 44.07056; -101.15639
History
Opened1907
ClosedOctober 24, 1960
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Nowlin
toward Lead
Elroy – Lead Capa
toward Elroy
Midland Depot
Midland station (South Dakota) is located in South Dakota
Midland station (South Dakota)
Location400 block of Main St
Midland, South Dakota
Coordinates44°04′14″N 101°09′23″W / 44.07056°N 101.15639°W / 44.07056; -101.15639
Built1907
NRHP reference No.100004621[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 2019

The Midland Depot was built by the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW) in 1907 as part of an extension from Pierre to Rapid City. It is located on Main Street in Midland, South Dakota. The building is a two-story wooden depot, built to the C&NWs' plan number 4 design, of a standard combination depot with living rooms overhead. In 1939, the Midland Depot had a single daily departure in each direction, to Chicago or Rapid City via the Minnesota & Black Hills Express.[2] Passenger service ended October 24, 1960, with the discontinuance of the Dakota 400.[3] Today the depot houses the Pioneer Museum.[4]

The depot was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2019 because of its architecture and also because of its association with the development of Midland.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "C&NW 1939 Timetable" (PDF). Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "The Dakota "400"". Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Midland Depot listed on National Register of Historic Places". Capital Journal. S.D. State Historical Society. December 30, 2019.