CB&Q Depot - Lamoni, IA - Train Stations/Depots on Waymarking.com

County of Depot: Decatur County
Location of Depot: 109 Chestnut St. & 4th St., Lamoni

In 1879, The Leon, Mount Ayr & Southwestern Railroad Company laid tracks through Davis City and Bethany Junction [Togo]. Plans were to lay tracks approximately two or three miles north of "The Colony" and then on to Mount Ayr. A committee representing The Order of Enoch met with representatives from the railroad. The committee proposed that if the tracks were laid through "The Colony," the Order would donate 120 acres of land to the railroad. The Order would also furnish 3 miles of right of way.

Originally, proposals were made to rename the town Sedgwick, the name of the post office. Eventually the name Lamoni [after a pacifist king from The Book of Mormon] was selected.

The town was formally platted adjacent to newly laid tracks of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in 1879. By 1900 its population had grown to 1,500

CB&Q from Wikipedia: CB&Q

Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: Today it is City Hall for Lamoni, Iowa What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R.R. - Mount Ayr & Southwestern R.R. Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]

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