King City station (Southern Pacific Railroad)
King City station is a former railway station in King City, California. The Southern Pacific Railroad began laying tracks south of Soledad in May 1886, reaching King City on July 3.[1] The station building was constructed in 1903.[2] It was originally located near the intersection of First and Broadway along the railroad's Coast Line.[lower-alpha 1][3] The station's proximity to the Southern Pacific Milling Company fueled the freight traffic emanating from King City.
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| Location | King City, California | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1886 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1903 | ||||||||||
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After being abandoned and threatened by demolition, the station building was acquired from the railroad and moved to San Lorenzo Park in 1989,[lower-alpha 2] becoming a part of the Monterey County Agricultural & Rural Life Museum.[2][4]
References
- Clovis, Margaret E. (2005). Salinas Valley. Arcadia Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 9780738530482.
- "KING CITY TRAIN DEPOT". Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- Cronk, Ryan (May 3, 2019). "King City dedicates first historic mural depicting train depot". King City Rustler. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- Jiménez, Celia (April 6, 2023). "A South Monterey County museum gives visitors a chance to walk through the region's agricultural past". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
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