Newton station (Mississippi) explained

Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad Depot
Designated Other1 Name:Mississippi Landmark
Designated Other1 Link:Mississippi Landmark
Designated Other1 Abbr:USMS
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. B3A1D7
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.

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  1. Web site: Mississippi Landmarks . 2014-05-26.
  2. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7VQA_Alabama_and_Vicksburg_Railroad_Depot_Newton_MS Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad Depot