Morrisville Depot

Morrisville Depot is a Vermont historical marker in Morrisville, Lamoille County.

10 Portland Street, Morrisville

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Built c. 1872 by the St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County Railroad, a division of the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad, this depot served as an important stop linking Portland, Maine and the Great Lakes for nearly a century. The original portion of the depot has a low gable roof and broad projecting eaves supported by heavy chamfered brackets. In 1956, passenger service was discontinued.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1872 · British North America. Sheet II, West. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1874 · Railroad and post office map of Vermont (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1874 · New Hampshire and Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1874 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1876 · Map Of Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Railroad and post office map of Vermont, 1874, covering the location of Morrisville Depot, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Railroad and post office map of Vermont, 1874, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Vermont Division for Historic Preservation

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