Midland station (South Dakota)

The Midland Depot was built by the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW) in 1907 as part of an extension from Pierre to Rapid City. It is located on Main Street in Midland, South Dakota. The building is a two-story wooden depot, built to the C&NWs' plan number 4 design, of a standard combination depot with living rooms overhead. In 1939, the Midland Depot had a single daily departure in each direction, to Chicago or Rapid City via the Minnesota & Black Hills Express.[2] Passenger service ended October 24, 1960, with the discontinuance of the Dakota 400.[3] Today the depot houses the Pioneer Museum.[4]

Midland
Former Chicago and North Western Railway passenger rail station
Midland depot (2013)
General information
Location400 block of Main Street, Midland, South Dakota
Coordinates44°04′14″N 101°09′23″W / 44.07056°N 101.15639°W / 44.07056; -101.15639
History
Opened1907
ClosedOctober 24, 1960
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Nowlin
toward Lead
Elroy – Lead Capa
toward Elroy
Midland Depot
Midland station (South Dakota) is located in South Dakota
Midland station (South Dakota)
Location400 block of Main St
Midland, South Dakota
Coordinates44°04′14″N 101°09′23″W / 44.07056°N 101.15639°W / 44.07056; -101.15639
Built1907
NRHP reference No.100004621[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 2019

The depot was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2019 because of its architecture and also because of its association with the development of Midland.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "C&NW 1939 Timetable" (PDF). Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "The Dakota "400"". Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Midland Depot listed on National Register of Historic Places". Capital Journal. S.D. State Historical Society. December 30, 2019.