Enterprise, AL Train Depot
Posted by: Thorny1
N 31° 18.811 W 085° 51.264
16R E 609009 N 3464914
The train depot in downtown Enterprise, AL
Waymark Code: WM3WCB
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2008
Views: 59
This building was erected in 1903 with additions in 1916 and 1997. The first freight shipments and passengers came here in 1898 on the Alabama Midland Railroad immediately after construction of the roadbed. That was also the year when most of the brick business buildings downtown were completed. By 1903 a depot was needed as the transportation focus of this town. Along with the new Rawls Motel, the depot became a gathering place for our citizens. In 1974 the Pea River Historical Society purchased the depot and began operating the Depot Museum.
--from the Alabama Historical marker
Marker Name: Enterprise Depot
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information:: this marker is placed in front of the Depot Building Enterprise, AL. Which houses the Depot Museum and Pea River Historical Society.
Date Dedicated / Placed: Not listed
Marker Number: Not listed
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