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Historic Railway Depot
Pine River area history has been preserved with the historic Pine River Railway Depot located near the Chamber Information Center and along the Paul Bunyan State Trail.
Owned and managed by the nonprofit Heritage Group North, the depot is the only property in Pine River to ever be listed on the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Register of Historic Places. A plaque proclaiming this achievement hangs on the exterior of the historic depot.
Built in 1895, the railroad opened much of north central Minnesota to logging, provided access to and settlement of the area, and accounted for the development of many area communities. The original depot building underwent various additions and alterations between 1895-1913. Since 1913, it remained essentially unchanged, except for removal of the canopy over the open-air waiting area that extended off the building’s south end.
A $362,000 restoration project completely restored the depot to its 1913 Northern Pacific Railroad appearance, including reconstruction of the canopy.
Today, the former rail bed is the Paul Bunyan State Trail, which runs from Brainerd to Bemidji, and right through the heart of Pine River.
Find more information about Heritage Group North at www. heritagegroupnorth.org.
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