Catlettsburg in Boyd County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Chesapeake & Ohio Passenger Station
1904 1958
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 19, 2022
1. Chesapeake & Ohio Passenger Station Marker
Civic Center & Museum
October 3, 2006
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.
Location. 38° 25.024′ N, 82° 35.953′ W. Marker is in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, in Boyd County. Marker is at the intersection of 26th Street and 28th Street, on the right when traveling south on 26th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 497 26th St, Catlettsburg KY 41129, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Mary Elliott Flanery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War Army Base (about 500 feet away); Judge John M. Elliott (about 600 feet away); Country Music Highway (about 600 feet away); County Named, 1860 (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Davidson (approx. 0.6 miles away in Ohio); Dreamland Pool (approx. one mile away in West Virginia); West Virginia (Wayne County) / Kentucky (approx. one mile away in West Virginia). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Catlettsburg.
Regarding Chesapeake & Ohio Passenger Station. Excerpts from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the former depot:
When the railroad was built through Catlettsburg Col. Laben Mooregranted right of way to them. Col. Moore was a congressman, an officer in the 14th Kentucky Regiment Union Army, and an attorney in Catlettsburg for many years.…
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The depot appears on the 1900 Catlettsburg Sanborn Fire Insurance map. The City directory of 1897 indicates the C&O Railroad was still using the original wooden depot that had been built by the Chattaroi Railroad in 1880, located about 125’ north of the nominated building. When the new depot was finished, the old wooden depot had a large addition built on it and was used as a freight station for many years. It was destroyed by fire about 1964. …
Railroad passenger, mail, and express activity were curtailed at Catlettsburg in 1958.
Also see . . . Catlettsburg, Kentucky, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Depot (PDF). National Register nomination for the former train depot, which was listed in 2012. (National Archives) (Submitted on November 30, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 19, 2022
2. Chesapeake & Ohio Passenger Station Marker
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 19, 2022
3. Former Chesapeake & Ohio Passenger Station
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 30, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
