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The Wiggins Depot was constructed in Wiggins, Mississippi in 1910 by the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad (G&SIRR) to serve as a replacement for the company’s original depot that was destroyed by fire in January of the same year.〔(Wiggins fire. ) Retrieved 2013-12-12〕 In the later half of the 20th century, the depot was being used only for storage and had fallen into disrepair. In 1999, the depot was acquired by the City of Wiggins and was designated a Mississippi Landmark. During the first decade of the 21st century, the depot was relocated within the city and was renovated for use as office space. ==History== The G&SIRR was completed between Gulfport and Hattiesburg on January 1, 1897, and the town of Wiggins was the busiest population center along that route.〔〔(Mississippi Rails: Gulf & Ship Island Railroad ) Retrieved 2013-12-09〕 In 1903, Finkbine Lumber Company opened a new sawmill in Wiggins,〔(Mississippi Rails: Finkbine Lumber Company ) Retrieved 2013-12-09〕 which required rail transportation for delivering logs to the mill and for shipping lumber to outside markets. The original G&SIRR depot in Wiggins was a two-story structure, but it was destroyed by fire on January 21, 1910.〔 The replacement G&SIRR depot was a one-story, wood-frame structure completed in 1910. It was located next to the railroad at . Without loading docks, the depot measured long and wide. In 1924, G&SIRR became a subsidiary of Illinois Central Railroad and lost its independent identity in 1946.〔(Gulf & Ship Island Railroad Index )〕 MidSouth Rail Corporation acquired the Illinois Central Railroad line from Gulfport to Hattiesburg in 1986,〔(Midsouth Rail Corporation completes purchase—''The Southern Herald'' ) Retrieved 2013-12-09〕 and Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) purchased the line in 1994.〔(The Kansas City Southern Lines—Midsouth Railroad Corporation ) Retrieved 2013-12-09〕 By the end of the 20th century, the Wiggins depot had fallen into a state of disrepair and was being used only for storage and as periodic office space by railroad personnel. Out of 14 G&SIRR depots built, the Wiggins depot was the only one still standing between Gulfport and Hattiesburg.〔Transportation Enhancement Project Application—Wiggins Depot, March 16, 1999. Prepared by City of Wiggins, Russell Hatten, Mayor.〕〔Historic depot once again center of activity. ''Stone County Enterprise'' (August 17, 2005).〕 KCS agreed to donate the depot to the City of Wiggins with the stipulation that it be moved off railroad property.〔Historic Wiggins Depot; on the move to a new location. ''Stone County Enterprise'' (December 6, 2000).〕 Mississippi Department of Archives and History designated the depot a Mississippi Landmark on April 6, 1999, and issued a permit to the City of Wiggins for relocation and restoration of the structure with the intent of housing community activities, tourism functions, and offices for economic development.〔(Mississippi Department of Archives and History Minutes of a Meeting of the Board of Trustees (April 23, 1999) ) Retrieved 2013-12-11〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wiggins Depot (Mississippi)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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