— Coal Heritage Trail —
The Deepwater Railroad built its lines to Mullens in 1906. The first station, a 10 by 20" passenger waiting room was at the curve 900 feet north of here. The Virginian Railway Station, built in 1910, had a 22 by 54" frame painted orange, the same as their passenger coaches. After burning down in a 1917 fire a 22 by 80" station with a waiting room and freight room was built. A brick passenger baggage storage building was built and remains, used also as an electric signal control office. Fire of 1919 burnt this station and two blocks of the town. Rebuilt size 24 by 90" with office, waiting room and freight room. An overhead covering for passenger loading area was added in 1926. At one time, six passenger trains arrived here. Passenger service discontinued in 1955. After merging with the N&W Railroad, the wooden station was replaced in 197x with a metal office building [further text missing].| HM Number | HM2JY6 |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2001 |
| Placed By | Mullens Chamber of Commerce |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, August 26th, 2019 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 466426 N 4159534 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 37.58225000, -81.38025000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 34.935', W 81° 22.815' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 34' 56.1" N, 81° 22' 48.9" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near , , |
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