Mississippi Department of Archives and History unveils historical marker at L&N Train Depot in Ocean Springs
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - The L&N Train Depot is a historically rich building visitors and residents can find in Downtown Ocean Springs. It’s the newest addition to the officially marked historic landmarks in the state.
If you don’t know it as the depot, you may know it as the building that is home to the Chamber of Commerce, the Visitor Center, and Realizations.
“So, this depot is actually kind of like the welcome center- not kind of it is the welcome center- we house the Ocean Springs Visitor Center in it, so it’s the start of downtown, it is what everyone sees first,” President and CEO of Ocean Springs Chamber Main Street Cynthia Sutton said.
Back in 1965, the depot was decommissioned.
Even after the railroad discontinued services on the Gulf Coast, the building has stood strong in the city for nearly 12 decades now.
“The Mississippi Department of Archives and History uses the historical marker program to highlight local history. So, we’re thrilled to be in Ocean Springs and bring attention to the historic building which is the depot here in Ocean Springs,” Brother Rogers said.
Brother Rogers is a historian with the Department of Archives and History. He says now, future generations will be able to identify that the building is part of the city’s heritage.
“The thing I like about a historical marker is that it’s going to be permanent,” Rogers says. “So, it’s going to be here long after all of us are gone, and people can see that the L&N depot is an important cultural resource on the Gulf Coast.”
Mayor Kenny Holloway, along with representatives from CSX Transportation and Congressman Mike Ezell’s office were at the marker unveiling on Wednesday.
L&N Depot is now one of 1500 historic landmarks in the state, but one of three in Ocean Springs. The others are the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center, and the Steamboat House on State Street.
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