A Run-Down Rail Depot
Railroad Depot
The railroad depot at Stiles Junction, Wisconsin
July 26, 2006
Dear Preservation 911,
The railroad depot at Stiles Junction, Wis., is on its last legs, and I can't stand to drive by it one more time without asking if it can be saved. The depot was built in 1881 and was at the junction of two railways, the north-south Wisconsin-Michigan line and the east-west Lakeshore and Western route, that served the area's logging industry. It is listed on the Wisconsin Historic Register, and there is some information on the town of Stiles Junction, formerly called Leightown, at www.rootsweb.com/~wioconto/. It is located in southern Oconto County, south of Route 22 off Route 141, not far from Green Bay.
Anyone willing to restore this piece of logging history?
Sincerely,
Wendy Kendrick
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