Vicksburg Depot Museum - Vicksburg, Michigan USA
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Railroad Depot Museum in Vicksburg
Waymark Code: WM14J02
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 07/13/2021
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The Vicksburg Depot Museum, formerly a depot for the Grand Trunk & Western Railroad (a part of the Canadian National System), has more than 10,000 historical and genealogical items in its collection. In addition, it features a historic village of buildings important to the development of Vicksburg and the south Kalamazoo county region on the depot grounds.
The Museum closes January 1 to April 1
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History:
The Union Station in Vicksburg, MI, was constructed in 1904 near the crossing of the Grand Trunk and Western Railroad (Canadian National RR) and the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad (subsequently purchased by the Pennsylvania RR ) - see the KALAMAZOO RAILROADS AND INTERUBANS PAGE. The brick and stone structure was erected a cost of $5000.00. The track crew installed a double diamond where the north-south and east-west tracks, which is preserved today.
GT - Grand Trunk and Western Railroad, a division of Canadian National
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Depot Museum in Vicksburg, Michigan
300 N Richardson Street
Vicksburg, MI 49097
Saturday: 11-3