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About Greenville Junction Depot Friends
The depot at Greenville Junction is a rare survivor with real character: a one-story wooden Canadian Pacific station of 1889 wearing a conical 'witch's hat' roof at one end. Come for the architecture and the setting — Moosehead Lake, the largest in Maine, spreads just beyond, and the resort village of Greenville, the historic gateway to the state's north country, is minutes away with shops and the 1914 lake steamer Katahdin.
History
Greenville Junction Depot dates from the years when two railroads met at the foot of Moosehead Lake. The Bangor and Piscataquis — later absorbed into the Bangor and Aroostook — arrived at Greenville Junction in July 1884, and the Canadian Pacific's subsidiary International Railway of Maine was built through the village in 1888 on its way across the state. The wood-frame, one-story depot opened in 1889, gained an addition in 1911, and is instantly recognizable for the conical 'witch's hat' roof at one end of the building. It served as a combined passenger and freight depot from 1889 until it closed in 1965, through the era when rail connections and lake steamboats fed sportsmen and tourists into the Moosehead Lake resort country. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017 as the Canadian Pacific Railway Depot, Greenville Junction, and the local Friends organization that gives this listing its name now champions the landmark's preservation.
Nearby
Greenville sits at the lower end of Moosehead Lake, the largest body of fresh water in Maine, and has been the historic gateway to the state's north country since the railroad era. Tourists began arriving for the region's scenic beauty, hunting, and fishing after trains reached town in the 1880s, when inns like the Squaw Mountain Inn and steamboat connections across the lake served visitors. The lake steamer Katahdin, built in 1914, recalls that era, and the town of about 1,400 remains a popular resort area and outdoor recreation hub.
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