Medicine Bow station
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Medicine Bow Union Pacific Depot | |
 The Medicine Bow Depot in 2014 | |
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| Location | 405 Lincoln Hwy., Medicine Bow, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 41°53′43″N 106°11′59″W / 41.89528°N 106.19972°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1912 |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001832[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 1, 1982 |
The Medicine Bow Union Pacific Depot was built 1912–1919 in Medicine Bow, Wyoming for the Union Pacific Railway. It is a typical example of Union Pacific railway architecture with a hipped clay shingle roof with broad overhangs supported by brackets over a one-story wood-frame station structure. The depot features a projecting bay designed to allow the station master to see incoming trains. The western section of the building contained the waiting room, the station office and a baggage room, while the eastern section contained living quarters for the stationmaster and his family. The station functioned in its original purpose until May 1981.[2]
The Medicine Bow Depot was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 1, 1982.[1] The building is occupied by the Medicine Bow Museum.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Roberts, Philip J. (March 26, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Medicine Bow Union Pacific Depot". National Park Service. with accompanying two photos
- ^ "Medicine Bow". Carbon County, Wyoming. Carbon County Visitors Council. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
External links
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- Medicine Bow Depot at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
| Preceding station | Union Pacific Railroad | Following station | ||
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| Calvin toward Ogden | Overland Route | Ridge toward Council Bluffs Transfer | ||
