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Photographer: Mike Wintermantel
Taken: April 30, 2015
Caption: Cumberland Valley Railroad Stationmaster's House Marker
Additional Description: (located below the National Register of Historic Places plaque)
1866

In 1866, the Cumberland Valley Railroad built this home as home and office for the Mechanicsburg Stationmaster. The stationmaster was in charge of passenger and freight operations in Mechanicsburg. The first residents were stationmaster and telegrapher George Zacharias and his family. Built of solid brick, and having a number of quality features inside, it was quite nice for a middle class home of the times.

Between 1885 and 1890, the home became the office of Adams Express, which in 1917 sold its express business to Railway Express Agency (REA). Later, it was used by the railroad for baggage and storage, and by the 1970s, it was an abandoned eyesore. In 1975, the Borough of Mechanicsburg purchased the railroad properties from the Penn Central Railroad. The Mechanicsburg Museum Association was formed to restore and furnish the home, and it became the first part of the Mechanicsburg Museum. It is now owned by the association, and shown on docent led tours.
Submitted: May 1, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Database Locator Identification Number: p306809
File Size: 2.417 Megabytes

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