GREAT FALLS GREAT NORTH DEPOT
N 47° 30.238 W 111° 18.475
12T E 476811 N 5261216
GREAT FALLS GREAT NORTH RAIL ROAD DEPOT
Waymark Code: WMYWE
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 11/17/2006
Views: 58
Documented History (by the NGS)
Unknown by (MONUMENTED)
1/1/1942 by CGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1942 (NBA) LOCATED IN THE W SIDE OF TOWN ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER.
http://www.geocaching.com/mark/details.aspx?PID=SS1413
Once upon a time, the area around the old Milwaukee Road railroad tracks probably wasn't the nicest area in Great Falls. However, virtually all of the old buildings have now been very nicely restored. This is one of those buildings which is just a stones throw away from downtown and the Great Falls Convention Center. This building used to be the old Great Northern Railroad Depot. It currently houses a number of offices for the local gas company.
The new Lewis and Clark Visitor's center and signature disc add a historic flare back to this area.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
LOCAL GAS COMPANY
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: St. Paul, Minneapolis, & Manitoba Railway (principal forerunner of the Great Northern).
Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed
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