The Apalachicola Northern Railroad opened to rail traffic in 1907 as the first north-south rail line connecting existing railroads at River Junction (Chattahoochee) and the port at Apalachicola, and in 1910 it was extended to Port Saint Joe. Along the 96-mile line, forest resources were harvested and the area teemed with sawmills and turpentine stills, while the rail line provided a more reliable method of transportation for passengers and goods than boats on the Apalachicola River. Constructed in 1907 by the ANRR, the Greensboro Depot served as the principal transportation hub for the community until 1966. Greensboro began as a railroad junction and developed into an incorporated community in 1911. The depot, the last surviving depot on the ANRR, was originally located between the main and sidetracks one block south, then was sold to a private individual in 1966, moved one block, and remodeled into a barbershop. After later being threatened by demolition, it was saved again and moved to its present location in 2007, restored by the West Gadson Historical Society, Inc., and now houses the Greensboro Depot Railroad Museum.