Dales Station
Dale, IL
L&N Railroad
Milepost: 390.21
Dale Depot 2011
Photo by David Cantrell
Twigg Township
Hamilton County
St. Louis and Southeastern Milepost: 8
Northwest corner of the present day Dale Road and the railroad
Estimated GPS Coordinates: 37.99503196,-88.49407098
History
On February 5th, 1913, the citizens of Dale petitioned the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois for the construction of a depot. The commission directed the Louisville and Nashville Railroad to prepare plans and specifications for a new depot by the March meeting. It was retired by the railroad on 5/1/1951. In his book, Timber Town, Charles Hatton states that the Dale depot was built around 1913-1914. No explanation has been found for the depot name of Dales vs. the town name of Dale although other railroads alter spelling to prevent confusion with existing stations.
A Timber Town, Charles E. Hatton, Hatton House, Danville, IL. 61832
Western Reporter Robert Desty Charles Andrew Ray, January 1, 1886 Lawyers' Co-operative Publishing Company pg. 396-397
Dale Map
Gholson Brothers
1938 Dale Depot Aerial View
Illinois Historical Aerial Photographs
Dale Depot Map
Dale, Illinois, Former L&N Depot Aerial Photo 2013
Google Earth
Dale L&N Depot
Dale Depot facing west
Photo by David Cantrell
Dale L&N Depot Has New Home South of Broughton, 3/9/2021
David Cantrell
Dale Post Office, Zip Code 62829, Closed 2011
Photo by David Cantrell
Dahlgren, Illinois Former L and N Right of Way Facing Dale
David Cantrell
Former Dale, IL L&N Depot Moving to Broughton, January 19, 2021
Blaire Elizabeth Parkhill
Former Dale, IL L&N Depot Passes Norris City Road on the Way to Broughton, January 19, 2021
Blaire Elizabeth Parkhill