Corinth Depot, also known as the Southern/GM&O Depot and now known as Corinth Crossroads Museum, was constructed circa 1917, and is located at 221 North Fillmore Street, in

Corinth, Mississippi Corinth is a city in and the county seat of Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,573 at the 2010 census. Its ZIP codes are 38834 and 38835. It lies on the state line with Tennessee. History Corinth was founded i ...

. The depot is a contributing property to the

Downtown Corinth Historic District The Downtown Corinth Historic District in Corinth, Mississippi is a historic district. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, at which time it included the majority of Corinth's downtown commercial buildings. The st ...

, which was placed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1993. In 1995, the depot was designated a Mississippi Landmark.

History

In 1857, a parcel of land in Corinth was dedicated for construction of a depot where two railroads (the Memphis & Charleston and the Mobile & Ohio) intersected. Because of this railroad junction, control of Corinth was of strategic importance during the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...

, which led to the

Siege of Corinth The siege of Corinth (also known as the first Battle of Corinth) was an American Civil War engagement lasting from April 29 to May 30, 1862, in Corinth, Mississippi. A collection of Union forces under the overall command of Major General Henry ...

and later the

Second Battle of Corinth The second Battle of Corinth (which, in the context of the American Civil War, is usually referred to as the Battle of Corinth, to differentiate it from the siege of Corinth earlier the same year) was fought October 3–4, 1862, in Corinth, ...

. The present structure is the third depot to be constructed on the site. The depot is a one-story, wood-frame building with a V-shaped floor plan, designed to accommodate the intersection of the two railways. The exterior walls have stucco veneer with brick wainscot. The two railways had separate brick portico entrances into the depot. Passengers, that arrived for departure, entered the depot on the opposite side of the building, in the crook of the V. The depot received its greatest usage during the 1930s and 1940s, when it served dozens of passenger trains.Corinth, Mississippi (Crossroads Museum), Town Square Publications
Retrieved 2017-01-16. In 2007, the depot became the home for the Corinth Crossroads Museum with displays of Civil War artifacts, historic photographs, industrial items, and railroad souvenirs.

References

{{Reflist Mississippi Landmarks Former railway stations in Mississippi National Register of Historic Places in Alcorn County, Mississippi History museums in Mississippi Tourist attractions in Alcorn County, Mississippi Former Mobile and Ohio Railroad stations Former Southern Railway (U.S.) stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1917 Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Repurposed railway stations in the United States Corinth, Mississippi