Idlewild Park Depot / Smallest Train Station

Idlewild Park Depot / Smallest Train Station (HM1GJY)

Location: Ligonier, PA 15658 Westmoreland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 15.624', W 79° 16.751'

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125 Years

— 1878-2002 —


[on depot]
Idlewild Park was a regular stop on the Ligonier Valley Railroad, which connected with the P.R.R.'s main line at Latrobe from 1878 to 1952. This was the depot. It had a waiting room, ticket agent room, freight express room. "Ripley" "said it was the smallest full service depot in the U.S.A.".



[on post]
Idlewild's first structure, this was the Park's stop on the Ligonier Valley Railroad. Ripley's Believe It or Not considered it the smallest full service depot in the U.S.. It had a waiting room, ticket agent office and freight-express room in 10 by 25 feet.
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HM NumberHM1GJY
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Placed ByIdlewild Park
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Date Added Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 3:39pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 646332 N 4458080
Decimal Degrees40.26040000, -79.27918333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 15.624', W 79° 16.751'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 15' 37.44" N, 79° 16' 45.06" W
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Area Code(s)412, 724
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2-18 Deeds Rd, Ligonier PA 15658, US
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