Clarkton Depot
Clarkton Depot is a historic train station located at Clarkton, Bladen County, North Carolina. It was built as a passenger and freight station by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1915. It is a one-story, rectangular frame building measuring 30 feet by 90 feet. The station served the SAL's daily passenger train from Wilmington to its Charlotte station in Charlotte via Hamlet and Monroe.[2]
Clarkton Depot | |
 Clarkton Depot, August 2011 | |
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| Location | Elm and Hester Sts., Clarkton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°29′21″N 78°39′29″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1915 |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003463[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 23, 1986 |
It was moved to the present site in October 1975.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- 'Official Guide of the Railways,' August 1949, Table 38
- Diane Filipowicz and Jerry L. Cross (September 1986). "Clarkton Depot" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
| Preceding station | Seaboard Air Line Railroad | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbottsburg toward Rutherfordton |
Carolina Central Railway | Rosindale toward Wilmington | ||
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