Went out to lunch with mom and dad today. We searched out Duffields train station (the original) Here is the stone portion....there was a ratty old van blocking view of the wood section. And no for a bit of history....
The half stone, half wooden train station was built in 1839 and is a short distance east of where Flowing Springs Road crosses the railroad tracks in Duffields, north of Charles Town.
Duffields Station members claim the train station is the second-oldest "purpose-built" train station in the country.
A purpose-built train station means it was constructed for that reason, unlike some train station buildings that served other purposes.
The station was used to supply Union troops during the Civil War and mention of the building shows up in historical accounts, including the book "The James E. Taylor Sketchbook." Taylor was a sketch artist during the Civil War.
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