King City station (Southern Pacific Railroad)
King City | |||||||||||
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 King City station building, October 2024 | |||||||||||
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| Location | King City, California | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1886 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1903 | ||||||||||
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King City station is a former railway station in King City, California. The Southern Pacific Railroad began laying tracks south of Soledad in May 1886, reaching King City on July 3.[1] The station building was constructed in 1903.[2] It was originally located near the intersection of First and Broadway along the railroad's Coast Line.[a][3] The station's proximity to the Southern Pacific Milling Company fueled the freight traffic emanating from King City.
After being abandoned and threatened by demolition, the station building was acquired from the railroad and moved to San Lorenzo Park in 1989,[b] becoming a part of the Monterey County Agricultural & Rural Life Museum.[2][4]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Clovis, Margaret E. (2005). Salinas Valley. Arcadia Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 9780738530482.
- ^ a b "KING CITY TRAIN DEPOT". Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ Cronk, Ryan (May 3, 2019). "King City dedicates first historic mural depicting train depot". King City Rustler. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ Jiménez, Celia (April 6, 2023). "A South Monterey County museum gives visitors a chance to walk through the region's agricultural past". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved September 8, 2023.