Milwaukee Road Historic District facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Harlowton
Former Milwaukee Road passenger rail station
Harlowton station in August 2007.
Location	319 Central Avenue, Harlowton, Minnesota 59036
History
Rebuilt	1908
Services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Two Dot towards Seattle or Tacoma Main Line Shawmut towards Chicago Wright towards Agawam Northern Montana Division Terminus
Milwaukee Road Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location in Montana Show map of Montana Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	Southern end of Central Ave., Harlowton, Montana
NRHP reference No.	88001024
Added to NRHP	July 8, 1988

The Milwaukee Road Historic District is a historic district encompassing the Milwaukee Road railway depot and facilities in Harlowton, Montana. The depot was built in 1908, and rail service to Harlowton began the same year. In 1916, the facilities at Harlowton gained international renown when the Milwaukee Road made the depot the eastern endpoint of an electrified section of rail which extended to Avery, Idaho. The electrified section was the longest stretch of electric railroad in the United States; Thomas Edison described the railroad as an "unmatched technical marvel". Harlowton was also an important division point for the railroad, and its facilities include the railroad's standardized Class A passenger station and a rare example of an intact roundhouse. In addition to its importance to the railroad, the Harlowton rail facilities were also important to the local economy, as the railroad was the city's largest employer.

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 8, 1988.