Scottsboro Memphis and Charleston Railroad Depot - Scottsboro, AL - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The depot now houses a museum that is open Fridays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

From the Historical Marker:

The Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company constructed the Scottsboro Railroad Depot in 1860-1861 as a passenger and freight facility. The rail line ran throughout the Confederacy and the Union considered its capture vital to cutting off supplies to the south. On January 8, 1865, the Depot was the site of an intense battle between 101st U.S. Colored Infantry and the 110th U.S. Colored Infantry, who held the Depot, and Confederate soldiers led by Brigadier-General H. B. Lyon. The out-numbered Union soldiers defended the station until Confederate artillery fire drove them from the building. In 1870, newly incorporated Scottsboro designated the Depot as the center point of town when laying out the city limits. With the completion of a new building in 1891, the Depot stopped handling passenger traffic. The Depot remained important in the economic and social activity of the city until the 1960's. The Depot is one of only three remaining pre-Civil War railroad depots in the State of Alabama.

County / Borough / Parish: Jackson County Year listed: 1998 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Transportation Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Historic function: Transportation Current function: It houses a museum with a collection of photos and artifacts that reflect the importance of the railroad in Scottsboro's development. Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Street address: Not listed Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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