Frederic Depot Explained

Style:Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Frederic
Address:210 Oak St. W, Frederic, Wisconsin
Opened:1901
Closed:June 25, 1961
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Frederic Depot
Coordinates:45.66°N -92.4683°W
Added:March 21, 2003
Refnum:03000133

The Frederic Depot is a historic railroad station located at 210 Oak St. W in Frederic, Wisconsin. The station was built in 1901 for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad. It was constructed at the Soo Line shops in Minneapolis and shipped to Frederic by rail, where it was assembled. The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

Passenger service to Frederic ended on June 25, 1961, when trains 62 and 63 between the Twin Cities and Duluth were discontinued.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historic Soo Line Depot/Museum. Frederic Area Historical Society. 2013-05-16. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120722015323/http://fredericwi.com/historical/sooline.php. 2012-07-22.
  2. News: Soo Line Will Drop Daily Run to Duluth. Star Tribune. June 17, 1961. October 13, 2022.