Palmer Depot (Palmer, Alaska)

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 warehouse, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, railroad station, community centre / hall, New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]
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Historic railroad station and warehouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: 1935
Expanded: 1948
Area: less than 1 acre
Also known as: Palmer Station; Palmer Depot and Warehouse
Date added to NRHP: 1/9/1978
Current use: community center
Notes: This railroad station was built as part of a New Deal program that established farms and colonies in Alaska for needy families from overcrowded rural areas in the lower 48 states who were struggling during the Great Depression.
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Coordinates:   61°35'59"N   149°6'48"W
This article was last modified 7 years ago