Newton station (Mississippi)

Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Mississippi Landmark
The historic Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad Depot in Newton, Mississippi
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Location	S. Main St., Newton, Mississippi
Coordinates	32°19′13″N 89°9′45″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Architectural style	Vernacular railroad
NRHP reference No.	90001076[1]
USMS No.	101-NEW-0032-NR-ML
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 12, 1990
Designated USMS	April 4, 1990[2]

Newton station in the USA is a historic railroad depot in Newton, Mississippi.

It was located on the A & V (Alabama and Vicksburg) Railroad. It was built in 1904 (120 years ago) (1904), and later operated by the Illinois Central.^[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 as the Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad Depot.^[1] It is now used by the Newton Chamber of Commerce.^[3]

During the American Civil War, on April 24, 1863, Federal troops under General Benjamin Grierson struck the Vicksburg-Meridian rail route, tore up tracks and burned the Newton depot.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Mississippi
• List of Mississippi Landmarks

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Mississippi Landmarks". Retrieved 2014-05-26.
3. Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad Depot Waymarking.com

External links

• History from Newton County Historical and Genealaogical Society

• 
  Newton Depot in 1968
• 
  Historic marker at Newton Station.

Preceding station	Illinois Central Railroad			Following station
Lawrence toward Shreveport		Vicksburg Route Division		Hickory toward Meridian