Oregon Trunk Passenger and Freight Station - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The last railroad war in the U.S. occurred when the Oregon Trunk R.R. and the Deschutes R.R. constructed competing lines up the Deschutes River from the Columbia to Central Oregon. The Oregon Trunk R.R. won the race reaching Metolius first. At Metolius the to competing lines joined and shared track south to Bend. This depot served both railroads and was constructed in 1911.

Street address: At Washington & Sixth Street 20180 Archie Briggs Road Metolius, OR United States 97741 County / Borough / Parish: Jefferson Year listed: 1986 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Transportation Current function: Recreation and Culture, Social 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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