Central Station -- Shreveport LA
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N 32° 30.521 W 093° 44.723
15S E 429985 N 3597066
A historic marker in front of the only surviving depot in Shreveport, formerly a great railroad hub
Waymark Code: WMMM87
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 10/07/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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A brown historic marker stands proudly in front of Shreveport's National Register-listed Central Station, the only surviving depot of the passenger rail era in this city.

The marker reads as follows:

"HISTORIC SITE
Central Station

Built 1910 by the Arkansas-St. Louis-Southwestern railroad. Only surviving passenger rail terminal in city built before WWI. Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1991.

Shreveport"
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Marker Name: Central Station

Marker Type: Roadside

What does marker relate to?: Building

Parish: Caddo

Year Erected or Date Dedicated: Not listed
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