INDUSTRY · HISTORICAL MARKER

"Panhandle" Freight House

Winamac, Indiana
Historical Marker Database · Trevor L Whited
Industry
3

THE STORY

Narrated · Plays hands-free in Travel Mode
This building was erected circa 1862 by Elias Peck to serve as a depot for the Chicago & Great Eastern Railway. After 1883 it became a freight station for the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad. It also housed the Railway Express Agency prior to being sold by the Pennsylvania Railroad circa 1976.
Hear stories like this as you drive
ExploreHere reads historical markers out loud as you pass them: over 325,000 stories across the US. No account needed.
Get the free app
4.7 · 800+ ratings · Free

FIND IT

Winamac, Indiana · United States

NEARBY MARKERS

Indiana's Fire Towers
Nature
Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area
Nature
Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area
Nature
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Military
Kankakee Fish and Wildlife Area
Nature
Father Petit and the Potawatomi 'Trail of Death'
History
CONTRIBUTED BYHistorical Marker Database
Winamac, Indiana
CITY · 5 STOPSExplore Winamac, Indiana
Hear every story as you drive
Get the App
4.7 Stars · 800+ Ratings
Hear this story on the road
Get the app