Crosby station (Minnesota) facts for kids
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Crosby
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| Former Soo Line passenger rail station | |||||||||||
The Crosby Soo Line Depot/Cuyuna Range Museum from the southeast
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| Location | 101 1st Street Northeast, Crosby, Minnesota 56441 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1910 | ||||||||||
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Crosby Railroad Depot
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 Location in Minnesota
Location in the United States
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| Location | 101 1st Street Northeast, Crosby, Minnesota | ||||||||||
| Area | Less than one acre | ||||||||||
| Built | 1910 | ||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 80002026 | ||||||||||
| Designated | November 25, 1980 | ||||||||||
The Crosby station is an old train station in Crosby, Minnesota, USA. It opened in 1910. This station is special because it helped bring goods and people to the area. It also helped send out iron ore when the region was growing fast. In 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. This means it's an important historical place.
Today, the building is home to the Cuyuna Range Museum. This museum is run by the Cuyuna Iron Range Heritage Network.
A Busy Train Hub
The Crosby station was first a train stop for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway. This company later became known as the Soo Line Railroad in 1961. The station was built between 1908 and 1910. It was part of a big plan to create a train line. This line connected Superior, Wisconsin, to Thief River Falls, Minnesota. A special branch of this line went through Crosby. This branch helped reach the Cuyuna Range iron mines. Trains carried iron ore from these mines.
Explore the Cuyuna Range Museum
The Cuyuna Range Museum shows what life was like in the Cuyuna Range long ago. It has many interesting things to see. You can find old tools used for logging and mining. There are also vintage wedding dresses on display. The museum tells the story of the Milford Mine disaster. You can also see a copy of the Project Manhigh capsule. This capsule was launched nearby in 1957.
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