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RED CREEK DEPOT

Program
Historic Transportation
Subject
Site, Transportation
Location
6958 Main St, Red Creek, NY 13143, USA
Lat/Long
43.2517935, -76.7213303
Grant Recipient
Red Creek Historical Association
Historic Marker

RED CREEK DEPOT

Inscription

RED CREEK DEPOT
OPENED 1872 BY LAKE ONTARIO
SHORE RR. ON ROME, WATERTOWN &
OGDENSBURG RR BY 1874. REBUILT
AFTER 1889 FIRE. CLOSED 1959.
LATER USED AS PRIVATE HOME.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2024

In 1872, the Lake Ontario Shore Railroad opened a depot in Red Creek, marking the beginning of rail service in northern Wayne County, New York. The railroad ran along Lake Ontario, connecting the city of Oswego and Niagara Falls. By 1874, the short-lived Lake Ontario Shore Railroad had been acquired by the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad.

In 1889, the Red Creek depot was destroyed in a fire attributed to a defective coal stove in the passenger waiting room. The depot was quickly rebuilt and enlarged. In 1913, the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad was officially acquired by New York Central, which closed the Red Creek depot in 1959. The depot building later became a private home.