Southern Cent. RR - Owego, NY - New York Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

text: "Southern Cent. RR station built 1870's. Later a depot for the Lehigh Valley RR. Frank M. Baker later to become a N.Y.S. RR Comm. began career here."

There may have been more information on the top of the sign that has been painted blue. It may be a bicentennial marker or something similar.

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"1870 - A third railroad arrived in Owego, building the trackage currently operated by the Owego & Harford Railroad, Owego to Harford Mills, NY... This track was first laid down in 1870 as the Southern Central Railroad, building south from Fair Haven on Lake Ontario, through Auburn, through Owego, and finally interchanging with the Pennsylvania & New York railroad at "Southern Central Junction", which would later become Sayre."
"1895 - The Southern Central is formally merged into the Lehigh Valley system."

Marker Name: Southern Cent. RR Marker Type: Roadside City/Town/Village Name: Owego County: Tioga Region: Finger Lakes (Region 3) Website: [Web Link] Agency: Not listed Dedication Date: Not Listed

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