1881 – The railroad and the borough built a beautiful park adjacent to the station known as Depot Square Park, where the present day Verizon and Wells Fargo Bank buildings now stand. Depot Square Park featured meticulously cared for gardens, a water fountain, chestnut trees, sprawling lawns and a decorative fence surrounding it. The station and park was the centerpiece of our downtown and served as a showplace for the railroad and the borough for decades.
At the corner of Depot Square Park, stood a miniature version of the QA office which served as a shelter for the watchman who operated the crossing gates. The building was nicknamed locally as the “little Swiss cottage.”
