Union Pacific Depot
 
 

Centennial Village - Union Pacific Depot
Original - 1910
Built by the Union Pacific Railroad, this structure served as a passenger and freight depot for the community of Burns, Wyoming and contained a waiting room, office, freight room, and agent's quarters. It was donated to Centennial Village in 1979. Constructed from a standard plan, this depot resembles scores of other depots erected in small towns throughout the American West.

Railroads promoted and ensured the development and settlement of the West. In 1870 Greeley was strategically established on the Denver-Pacific Railroad (DPRR), midway between Cheyenne and Denver. Absorbed by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1880, the DPRR not only helped diversify the Greeley economy but transported the area's agricultural products throughout the region.

  • Currently the waiting room of the depot houses the Storck Family historical lighting exhibit.
  • During festivals the telegrapher sends messages from the depot, including Santa-grams to the North Pole during December's Prairie KidsFest.
  • The hand-crank wall telephone connects to a phone in the fire station, another popular demonstration during festivals.
    Go to the Trappers Trail marker.