Queponco Railway Station

Queponco Railway Station
Location 2378 Patey Woods Rd., Newark, Maryland
Coordinates 38°15′05″N 75°17′32″W / 38.25147°N 75.29227°W / 38.25147; -75.29227Coordinates: 38°15′05″N 75°17′32″W / 38.25147°N 75.29227°W / 38.25147; -75.29227
Area less than one acre
Built 1910 (1910)
NRHP Reference # 95001546[1]
Added to NRHP January 19, 1996

The Queponco Railway Station is a historic United States railway station located at 8378 Patey Woods Road, Newark, Worcester County, Maryland. Constructed by the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Queponco Railway Station served Snow Hill, Berlin and Newark communities.[2] The station closed in the 1960s.[3]

The Queponco Railway Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

Museum

The Queponco Railway Station preserves railroad heritage in the area and exhibits vintage railroad memorabilia and equipment.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Paul B. Touart (November 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Queponco Railway Station" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  3. ↑ http://www.octhebeach.com/museum/Queponco.html
  4. ↑ Worcester Museums: Queponco Railway Station
Preceding station   Pennsylvania Railroad   Following station
Berlin
toward Harrington
Harrington – Franklin City
Snow Hill
toward Franklin City


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