Wheeling & Lake Erie depot - Minerva, Ohio
N 40° 43.557 W 081° 06.279
17T E 491162 N 4508340
Wheeling & Lake Erie depot (1917) - 301 Valley St, Minerva (Carroll County), Ohio
Waymark Code: WMFFPD
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2012
Views: 6
The Wheeling & Lake Erie depot in Minerva (Carroll County), Ohio was built in 1917 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. According to the “Ohio Railroad Stations Past & Present” database: "The N&W had a traveling agent using the depot until around 1980 at which time it closed. Depot sat unused and vandalized until around 1991 when new W&LE took over 550 miles in OH & PA. During summer of 1991, Ohi-Rail, the village and Kohman Ford got together with new W&LE and created win-win-win-win situation. W&LE sold depot to Village of Minerva, W&LE sold team track area to Kohman and W&LE and Ohi-Rail removed diamond (track leading to depot) and cut in new switch, thus re-connecting old PRR (Ohi-Rail) with old W&LE (new W&LE) in Minerva. The village procured a grant, fixed up the depot and it now houses Chamber of Commerce and Salvation Army."
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?:
Chamber of Commerce and Salvation Army
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Wheeling & Lake Erie
Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed
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