Scottsboro in Jackson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Scottsboro Railroad Depot
Photographed By Tim Carr
1. Scottsboro Railroad Depot Marker
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Scottsboro Railroad Depot. . The Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company constructed the Scottsboro Railroad Depot in 1860-1861 as a passenger and freight facility. The rail line ran throughout the Confederacy and the Union considered its capture vital to cutting off supplies to the south. On January 8, 1865, the Depot was the site of an intense battle between 101st U.S. Colored Infantry and the 110th U.S. Colored Infantry, who held the Depot, and Confederate soldiers led by Brigadier-General H. B. Lyon. The out-numbered Union soldiers defended the station until Confederate artillery fire drove them from the building. In 1870, newly incorporated Scottsboro designated the Depot as the center point of town when laying out the city limits. With the completion of a new building in 1891, the Depot stopped handling passenger traffic. The Depot remained important in the economic and social activity of the city until the 1960's. The Depot is one of only three remaining pre-Civil War railroad depots in the State of Alabama. , Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998
The Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company constructed the Scottsboro Railroad Depot in 1860-1861 as a passenger and freight facility. The rail line ran throughout the Confederacy and the Union considered its capture vital to cutting off supplies to the south. On January 8, 1865, the Depot was the site of an intense battle between 101st U.S. Colored Infantry and the 110th U.S. Colored Infantry, who held the Depot, and Confederate soldiers led by Brigadier-General H. B. Lyon. The out-numbered Union soldiers defended the station until Confederate artillery fire drove them from the building. In 1870, newly incorporated Scottsboro designated the Depot as the center point of town when laying out the city limits. With the completion of a new building in 1891, the Depot stopped handling passenger traffic. The Depot remained important in the economic and social activity of the city until the 1960's. The Depot is one of only three remaining pre-Civil War railroad depots in the State of Alabama.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998
34° 40.506′ N, 86° 2.214′ W. Marker is in Scottsboro, Alabama, in Jackson County. Marker is on W Maple Avenue near N Houston Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Scottsboro AL 35768, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,567 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 3. submitted on November 28, 2016, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.