B&O Railroad Depot/Heritage Village
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two-bit Joe
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B&O Railroad Depot/Heritage Village, Huntington, WV
Waymark Code: WM19CM
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/04/2007
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Passenger station completed 1887, freighthouses 1890 with additions 1898, 1911 & 1916. B&O, oldest U.S. line, acquired in 1901. Superior location in business district gave B&O edge over C&O in city.
Opened in 1977, historic structures are adapted to modern retail uses based on theme of railroad heritage includes B&O Depot, an 1875 Bank and Gutzon Borglum statue of city founder Collis Huntington.
Marker Title: B&O Railroad Depot/Heritage Village
Marker Location: Huntington, Heritage Village, 11th St. East between 3rd Ave. & Veterans Memorial Blvd.
County or Independent City: Cabell
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Culture and History 1980
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
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