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Duluth, Winnipeg, and Pacific Depot

Duluth, Winnipeg, and Pacific Depot Duluth, Winnipeg, and Pacific Depot - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Virginia Depot is a former train station in Virginia, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1913 by the Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway. With The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Duluth, Winnipeg, and Pacific Depot in 1980 for its local significance in the themes of architecture, commerce, and transportation. It was nominated as a distinctive symbol of Virginia's importance as a major entry point to the Mesabi Range, and of the region's dependence on rail transport to deliver goods and workers and ship out ore. Read more on Wikipedia

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