The Mazomanie Depot

The Mazomanie Depot (HM1OVE)

Location: Mazomanie, WI 53560 Dane County
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N 43° 10.547', W 89° 47.66'

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The Mazomanie Depot is the oldest wood frame depot in Wisconsin. It was built in 1857 by the Milwaukee & Mississippi Railroad Company to replace the original depot which had been destroyed by fire earlier in the same year.
During the heyday of railroading in the late nineteenth century, two eastbound and two westbound passenger trains and several freight trains stopped daily in Mazomanie. Special excursion trains carried passengers to the larger cities. Draymen delivered freight throughout the village.
Mazomanie's first village president, John B. Stickney, served as depot agent from 1856 to 1909, a record length of employment with the Milwaukee Road at that time.
The depot underwent major remodeling in 1880 when a surrounding platform was removed and the entire building lowered. The passenger waiting rooms, one for men, the other for women and children, were moved from the west end to the east end. Due to decreasing freight traffic, the length of the depot was reduced to fifty feet in 1943. The eaves were also shortened by six feet to accommodate taller railroad cars.
After 116 years of use by the Milwaukee Road, the depot was closed in 1973. It was later sold and used for storage, as an office and shop for a community service group, and for housing. In 1993 the depot was restored to its original size and outward appearance for use as the village library and the Mazomanie Historical Society's historical research center.
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North view of Mazomanie Depot and train - about 1873
Mazomanie Depot and passenger train - about 1915
Charles Kiley and the Sauk branch engine - about 1900
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Date Added Monday, October 26th, 2015 at 9:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 272882 N 4784126
Decimal Degrees43.17578333, -89.79433333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 10.547', W 89° 47.66'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 10' 32.82" N, 89° 47' 39.6" W
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Area Code(s)608
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 30 Brodhead St, Mazomanie WI 53560, US
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