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Huntsville Passenger Depot
PASSENGER DEPOT Huntsville, Alabama Built 1860
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company Eastern Division headquarters in this passenger depot, adjoining yards and shops captured by Union Army April 11, 1862. Vital east-west Confederate rail link severed; C.S.A. soldiers imprisoned here. Depot later used by Federal s as base for gathering supplies for Western Theater mi litary operations. After
Civil War returned to M. & C. R. R. Co.; acquired by Southern Railway System 1898; Since 1971 preserved by City of Huntsville.
National Register of Historic Places 1971 ALABAMA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION 1978
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The National Park Service sponsored this Alabama Historical Association marker highlighting the historical significance of Huntsville’s Passenger Depot. The marker was erected in front of the depot at 320 Church Street, Huntsville, Alabama. The depot and other structures related to the railway system are open to the public for an admission charge. References 2 (No. 34), 5, 10, 22, 25, 41, 73, and 81 reveal other information regarding Huntsville’s rail system.
