Newton_station_(Mississippi)

Newton station (Mississippi)

Newton station (Mississippi)

United States historic place

Newton station in the USA is a historic railroad depot in Newton, Mississippi.

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It was located on the A & V (Alabama and Vicksburg) Railroad. It was built in 1904, and later operated by the Illinois Central.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 as the Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad Depot.[1] It is now used by the Newton Chamber of Commerce.[3]

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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References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Mississippi Landmarks". Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  3. [3]
    Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad Depot Waymarking.com
Newton Depot in 1968


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