The Pollock Depot is a historic former railroad station on Avenue A in

Pollock, South Dakota Pollock is a town in Campbell County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 224 at the time of the 2020 census. History Pollock was laid out in 1901 in anticipation of the arrival of a branch of the Soo Line, and named in honor of a ...

. It is a

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structure with a

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, with two sections, one two stories, and the other a single story. The station was built in 1901 to Plan 3104, one of five plans used by the

Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad 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 spe ...

(aka the "Soo Line") for its stations. The establishment of the station at this location resulted in the founding of the town of Pollock, whose buildings were moved here from other area communities. The single-story section, divided into seven sections by large brackets, originally housed freight, while the two-story section provided passenger facilities on the first floor with living quarters for railroad workers above. In 1995 the building was converted into a hunting lodge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

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Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota Railway stations in the United States opened in 1901 Transportation in Campbell County, South Dakota 1901 establishments in South Dakota National Register of Historic Places in Campbell County, South Dakota Former Soo Line stations Former railway stations in South Dakota {{SouthDakota-NRHP-stub