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Saline Depot Museum and the Significance of the First Train

Photo: Saline Depot 19th Century. Photo courtesy of SAHS The year was 1870. Saline had become an incorporated village just four years earlier. This was the year the first train arrived in Saline, and it was a big deal. Back in the 19th century, trains revolutionized travel and commerce by providing nationwide public transportation, an ...