The Northern Pacific Depot or Villard Depot is a historic railway station in Villard, Minnesota, United States, built in 1882. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for having local significance in exploration/settlement and transportation. The depot was constructed upon the completion of a new Northern Pacific Railway line and the platting of a new trackside town named after the railway's president Henry Villard. The Little Falls and Dakota Branch line, running between Little Falls and Morris, Minnesota, provided a key link between the agricultural region of west-central Minnesota and the Great Lakes port of Duluth.[2] The depot now marks the eastern terminus of the Villard–Starbuck Trail, a rail trail in development from Villard through Glenwood, Starbuck, and on to Glacial Lakes State Park.[3]
Northern Pacific Depot | |
 Villard's Northern Pacific Depot from the southwest | |
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| Location | Washington Avenue & County Highway 28, Villard, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 45°42′55.5″N 95°16′10.5″W / 45.715417°N 95.269583°W |
| Area | Less than one acre |
| Built | 1882 |
| NRHP reference No. | 83003760[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 6, 1983 |
See also
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Gimmestad, Dennis (1983-05-03). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Northern Pacific Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Cycling Trails". MinnewaskaArea.com. Retrieved 2015-05-26.