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Milford
Milford station in September 2013
General information
Location100 Lake View Ave
Milford, Delaware
United States
History
Opened1862 (1862)
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Houstontoward Harrington Harrington – Franklin City Lincoln Citytoward Franklin City
Milford Railroad Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Milford station (Delaware) is located in DelawareMilford station (Delaware)Show map of DelawareMilford station (Delaware) is located in the United StatesMilford station (Delaware)Show map of the United States
LocationDE 36, Milford, Delaware
Coordinates38°54′38″N 75°25′57″W / 38.91056°N 75.43250°W / 38.91056; -75.43250
Arealess than one acre
MPSMilford MRA
NRHP reference No.83001356
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 1983

Milford is a historic railroad station located at Milford, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in the early 1860s, and is a one-story, five-bay, brick building with a hipped roof and extended overhangs.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as the Milford Railroad Station. The station is no longer in use, though the track behind it is still used by a Delmarva Central Railroad freight line.

An engine shed was shown at this location on an atlas dated 1859, also including a turntable. Nine years later, another atlas displayed both the engine shed and the station, and a freight station was subsequently added.

A marble plaque is located there, honoring the men who inaugurated the railroad, including Governor Peter F. Causey, who served on its first Board of Directors. The railroad enabled farmers to more cheaply brings crops to market, especially peaches. The structure today looks almost the same as it did when first built in the nineteenth century. In recent years, a local business has been housed there, called Marshall, Wagner & Assoc., P.A., Certified Public Accountants

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Milford Railroad Station". and Accompanying photo
  3. ^ Kenton, Debbie. "Milford Railroad Station", State of Delaware: Official Website of the First State. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
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