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Property Name	Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Company Passenger Station
Reference Number	13000380
State	Minnesota
County	St. Louis
Town	Tower
Street Address	404 Pine Street
Multiple Property Submission Name	N/A
Status	Listed 6/14/2013
Link to full file	http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/feature/places/pdfs/13000380.pdf

"The Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Company Passenger Station- Tower, Minnesota (hereinafter ""Tower Depot"") is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A, with the Areas of Significance being both Transportation and Entertainment/Recreation. As such, its level of significance is both local and statewide, relating to the state historic context of""Minnesota Tourism and Recreation in the Lakes Region, 1870- 1945."" It also relates to the National Park Service's internal context ""Tourism and Recreational Development in the Minnesota Northern Border Lakes, 1880s-1950s."" The period of significance is from its construction date of 1915 through 1951, when the D&IR ended passenger service to Tower. All train service ceased in 1962, and in 1966 the railroad donated the depot to the City of Tower."

 

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