Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad Depot | |
Designated Other1 Name: | Mississippi Landmark |
Designated Other1 Link: | Mississippi Landmark |
Designated Other1 Abbr: | USMS |
Designated Other1 Color: |
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Designated Other1 Number: | 101-NEW-0032-NR-ML |
Designated Other1 Date: | April 4, 1990[1] |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | S. Main St., Newton, Mississippi |
Coordinates: | 32.3203°N -89.1625°W |
Architecture: | Vernacular railroad |
Added: | July 12, 1990 |
Refnum: | 90001076 |
Newton station in the USA is a historic railroad depot in Newton, Mississippi.
It was located on the A & V (Alabama and Vicksburg) Railroad. It was built in 1904, and later operated by the Illinois Central.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 as the Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad Depot. It is now used by the Newton Chamber of Commerce.[2]
During the American Civil War, on April 24, 1863, Federal troops under General Benjamin Grierson struck the Vicksburg-Meridian rail route, tore up tracks and burned the Newton depot.