S. Main St., Newton, Mississippi. County/parish: Newton.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 12, 1990. NRIS 90001076.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
Newton station in the USA is a historic railroad depot in Newton, Mississippi.
It was located on the A & V (Alabama and Vicksburg) Railroad. It was built in 1904 (1904), and later operated by the Illinois Central. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 as the Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad Depot. It is now used by the Newton Chamber of Commerce.
During the American Civil War, on April 24, 1863, Federal troops under General Benjamin Grierson struck the Vicksburg-Meridian rail route, tore up tracks and burned the Newton depot.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73891873