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General Monon Discussions and Questions => Question and Answers (Q&A) => Topic started by: Pete Pedigo on June 08, 2012, 07:44:32 am

Title: Freight Depot at French Lick
Post by: Pete Pedigo on June 08, 2012, 07:44:32 am

Can anyone give be the history of the existing Freight Depot at French Lick off the top of your head ?

Pete

Title: Re: Freight Depot at French Lick
Post by: David Longest on June 08, 2012, 08:35:27 am

Built in 1929; I assume the southern had a hand in construction, but not sure.
David

Title: Re: Freight Depot at French Lick
Post by: Mark Johnson on June 10, 2012, 08:14:31 am

The French Lick operator worked out of a desk in the freight house for the last few months that there was an agency there, in the 1960s - the passenger depot was closed down. If memory serves, it was Lloyd Kimble. He always felt sort of badly that he was the last person to man the agency stations at French Lick, Campbellsburg, and Mitchell. [A topic for another time: the Campbellsburg depot was literally torn down around him - he was still handling train orders as the demolition crew was taking down the building on the last day.]

Mark J