The Frederic Depot is a historic

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located at 210 Oak St. W in

Frederic, Wisconsin Frederic is a village in Polk County, Wisconsin, Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,154 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It was established as a village in 1901. Geography Frederic is located at (45.658797 ...

. The station was built in 1901 for the

Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad The Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (MStP&SSM; ) was a Class I railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Midwestern United States. Commonly known since its opening in 1884 as the Soo Line after the phonetic sp ...

. It was constructed at the Soo Line shops in Minneapolis and shipped to Frederic by rail, where it was assembled. The depot was added to the

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in 2000. Passenger service to Frederic ended on June 25, 1961, when trains 62 and 63 between the Twin Cities and Duluth were discontinued.

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Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Railway stations in the United States opened in 1901 Former Soo Line stations National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Wisconsin Former railway stations in Wisconsin Railway stations in the United States closed in 1961 {{Wisconsin-railstation-stub