Lost Creek Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot
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Lost Creek Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot is a historic railroad depot
located at Lost Creek
, Harrison County, West Virginia
. It was built in 1892 by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
, and is a one-story, Folk Victorian frame building with board-and-batten
siding. It measures 44 feet by 18 feet, 6 inches. In 1923, it was the largest cattle shipping point east of the Mississippi River.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2005.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
located at Lost Creek
Lost Creek, West Virginia
Lost Creek is a town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 467 at the 2000 census.-History:The Daniel Bassel House and Lost Creek Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot are listed on the National Register of Historic Places....
, Harrison County, West Virginia
Harrison County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 68,652 people, 27,867 households, and 19,088 families residing in the county. The population density was 165 people per square mile . There were 31,112 housing units at an average density of 75 per square mile...
. It was built in 1892 by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
, and is a one-story, Folk Victorian frame building with board-and-batten
Batten
A batten is a thin strip of solid material, typically made from wood, plastic or metal. Battens are used in building construction and various other fields as both structural and purely cosmetic elements...
siding. It measures 44 feet by 18 feet, 6 inches. In 1923, it was the largest cattle shipping point east of the Mississippi River.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2005.