"THE LITTLE MUSEUM THAT COULD" - ALL ABOARD!

 

 

New Museum

Project

To Rebuild the

Northern Pacific

Railway Depot

It is our goal

to create a

one of a kind

Historic Park,

Moclips Washington.

 

We saved this 1910's

NPRY caboose...

on the last train to Moclips!

It will make an historic

addition to our

New Museum Site.

 


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The image above shows the depot in the early 1900's.

Vintage images of the Northern Pacific Depot at Moclips

show the popularity of the area as a tourist destination in the early 1900's. Literally THOUSANDS of visitors came by train to this final stop along the NPRY line on any given day.  Aside from walking up the beach, the train was the only way to get to Moclips.

The depot at Moclips measured 40' by 100'. It had a waiting room,

ticket office and freight room on the ground floor.
Upstairs was a two bedroom apartment for
the station master.

A raised wooden platform existed along the east side

of the building next to the tracks.


With the production of the automobile and construction of new

roads, the necessity of train travel diminished. By the 1940's,

this once thriving depot sat abandoned, only being used

by local youth as an indoor basketball court.

In the 1950's the building was finally demolished.

One of the primary goals of our historical society is to rebuild the depot. This replica of the NPRY depot from 100 years ago would become
the permanent home of the

Museum of the North Beach.

Because of the structure's size, the new museum would have much larger and more complete displays and a museum store. The museum office, a classroom and production room would be located upstairs. Community functions and meetings could be held there with room to spare.

If you would like to be a part of this dream and can either donate your time, become a member, or provide some financial assistance please send us an email to kelly@moclips.org, or call us at the museum (360) 276-4441.

ALL ABOARD!

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