The west wall of the SOO depot at Gresham, WI, on 13 Jun. '20. The depot was built by the W&N in 1906. The first scheduled train arrived in Gresham from Shawano at 1155 hours on 11 Feb. 1907. The W&N was purchased by the SOO in 1921. The depot was closed in 1963. The depot was moved in 1974, through the efforts of the Gresham Women’s Club, a former depot agent and his wife, and numerous other village members. Now the Gresham Depot Museum, 1311 N. Main St., it currently stands about 200 ft. north of its original location and has been turned about 45 degrees from its original orientation. An awesome photograph of the Gresham depot, taken from the cab of a locomotive, can be seen at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_SOO_Line_Gresham,_Wisconsin_Depot_in_September_1963_(28222945190).jpg. |