Crosby station is a historic former train station in Crosby, Minnesota, United States. It was established in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as the Crosby Railroad Depot for having local significance in the themes of commerce, industry, and transportation. The depot was nominated for being an essential conduit for the arrival of goods and people and the export of

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Crow Wing County Crow Wing County is a county in the East Central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 66,123. Its county seat is Brainerd. The county was formed in 1857, and was organized in 1870. Crow Wing County i ...

's economic boom years. The building now serves as the Cuyuna Range Museum, operated by the Cuyuna Iron Range Heritage Network.

History

The Crosby Soo Line Depot initially served as a train station for the

Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway The Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (MStP&SSM) was a Class I railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Midwestern United States. Commonly known since its opening in 1884 as the Soo Line after the phonetic s ...

(later the

Soo Line Railroad The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , one of seven U.S. Class I railroads, controlled through the Soo Line Corporation. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sa ...

starting in 1961). The station was part of a project conducted from 1908 to 1910 to build a rail line from

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, to Thief River Falls, Minnesota, along with a branch through Crosby to access the

Cuyuna Range The Cuyuna Range is an inactive iron range to the southwest of the Mesabi Range, largely within Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It lies along a line between Brainerd, Minnesota, and Aitkin, Minnesota. The width ranges from 1 to 10 miles (1.6 to 16 ...

iron mines.

Museum

The Cuyuna Range Museum interprets historical events and daily life on the Cuyuna Range through displays of artifacts, documents, and photos. Holdings include a display on the

Milford Mine The Milford Mine produced high manganese-content iron ore in Wolford Township, Minnesota, United States. On February 5, 1924, it was the site of the Milford Mine Disaster, the worst mining accident in Minnesota history, when it was flooded by wa ...

disaster, vintage wedding dresses, logging and mining tools, and a replica of the

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References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota 1910 establishments in Minnesota History museums in Minnesota Museums in Crow Wing County, Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Crow Wing County, Minnesota Former Soo Line stations Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Railway stations in the United States opened in 1910 Former railway stations in Minnesota

History

Museum

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