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Bismarck Seeks To Preserve Historic Depot
By Linda Bayles Fitzgerald - Daily Journal Staff Writer
For years the railroad tracks have been the center of activity in Bismarck,
and now the old depot is the center of a movement to reclaim a portion of
the city's past. With construction on the new depot building completed, the
disposition of the old depot was a major topic of discussion at Bismarck's
Aldermanic meeting Thursday evening.
"The people in Bismarck came here because of the train," said Mayor Dennis
Mayberry. "And I would think it would be a terrible thing to tear down the
depot."
Liz Bennett ask the board how she and others in Bismarck could help preserve
the old train depot. A recent construction project has built a new depot
building on the western side of the train tracks. The new depot will be
privately owned and leased to Union Pacific.
Some Bismarck residents hope to have the old depot declared a historic
property. "There are several of us whose daddies worked on the railroad,"
Bennett said.
The railroad that moves through the town is an integral part of Bismarck's
community spirit. "When I got married and moved away, I couldn't sleep
without the noise of the trains," Bennett said.
The mayor asked Bennett to form a committee to rally community support for
recovering ownership of the depot and to develop a use for the historic
building.
The mayor said he hoped the railroad would deed the old depot to the city.
"We got the dollar bill to pay for it," he said. He was referring to the
practice of deeding property for $1 and other considerations.
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The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org
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