Columbia Southern Passenger Station and Freight Warehouse - Wasco, OR - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Columbia Southern Railroad began from the Union Pacific at Biggs on the Columbia and was completed to Wasco in 1897 and to Shaniko in 1901. This depot was built in 1897 and served until Dec. 1964 when a flood destroyed over 8 miles of grade and 24 of 26 brigdes on the railroad and the Union Pacific decided not to rebuild the railroad.

Street address: Junction of Clark and Fulton Streets Wasco, OR United States 97765 County / Borough / Parish: Sherman Year listed: 1991 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1875-1949 Historic function: Transportation Current function: Under restoration to become amuseum Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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