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The Crescent: Meridian Union Station (Southbound)

1901 Front Street

Meridian, MS

Meridian became a major rail junction in the mid 19th century and a Mission Revival Style depot was built here in 1906. It was almost entirely demolished in the late 1940s and in 1966. In 1991, the city was awarded $5.1 million in federal ISTEA funds to reconstruct the depot as a multimodal facility, which was dedicated on 11 December 1997.

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Meridian Union Station
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Meridian Union Station
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Old passenger cars
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Smoke stop
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Prison labor from next door
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Smoke stop
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Smoke stop
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No weapons?!
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Caboose
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Self portrait
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Meridian
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Dining Car
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Coach - old upholstery
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Coach interior
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Swamp north of New Orleans
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Coach seat
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Self portrait

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