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Show From 1800 until 1900, Milford served as a railhead for. Southern Nevada, Southwestern Utah, and Northern Arizona. '!he line \'laS extended through Utah in 1898. The station was ·important as a shipping point for ore from the mines at Fr isco, Horn Silver, and Old Glory Hole. 'Ihe station also served as a railheat.: for cattle that \'lere raised in the area and agricultural produce. The Milford Union Pacific Depot was built between June and November of 1923. The builder for the depot was H.W. Baum Company of Salt Lake ,City. Baum was also responsible for the construction of the Utah State Capitol Building and the Elks Building in Salt Lake. The building was 72 feet wide at the widest point and 223 feet in length. , The reported cost of the building was $250,000. The building was built near a .eormer depot "'hich WZl!l destroyer! by fire in February, 1923. '!he first floor of the building included a dining roon, cloister, baggage room, kitchen, and lunch room. The second floor included 13 rooms for employees. The Milford Depot was foreseen by the Union Pacific officials as "one of . ;-Ie big shipping points on the system" because "they were expecting big things , for this terri tory in the future". In .Tuly, 1923, . Carl Gray, President of the Union Pacific Railroaa,visited Milford to view the area and the progress,on the buj.tding. One Monday, November 12, 1923, a "house warming" celebration took place. Food for the celebration was prepared by P.T.Barnum 'noted barbecue artist and steward of the Weber Club in Ogden'. Tne celebration included a program, dancing, and music with an estimated 2000 people in attendance. The Depot did become a major stop on the Salt Lake--Los Angeles passenger route. The only major stops on the route \>Jere Las Vegas and Milford. The station also served as a major railhead for Southern utah. '!he 'd epot is still being us:~: l by t.~ ,~ employees of the Union Pacific Railroad but.: there are plans t(1 demolish the building in the near future. The City of Milford is presently trying to acquire the property and find some adaptive use for the building. |
