Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Turntable

Built in 1901. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

From the record

“Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Turntable in Currie, Minnesota was built in 1901. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.”
Wikipedia article Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Turntable, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 8 National Register listings published here for Murray County · listed in 1977 · category: Structure · built in 1901.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
Address. Co. Hwy. 38, Currie, 56123
When was it listed? December 1977
Category. structure
Township. Murray township
When was it built? 1901
National Register reference number. 77000758 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Mines and quarries near this property

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Turntable: 7 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Anderson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Johnson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Rupp No 4 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Rupp No 5 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Rupp No 6 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Rupp No 7 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Sweetman Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Murray County

Storms near this property

55 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Currie, the town this property stands in, in 55 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 18 hail, 15 flood, 13 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
April 2019	Flood	Currie	$600,000	Runoff from occasional precipitation in late March and April maintained significant flooding of agricultural and pasture lands near the Des Moines River. The Des Moines River near Avoca (gage site AVOM5) crested twice at moderate flood stage during the month. The first crest was at 2.14 feet above flood stage on April 1. The second crest occurred on April 19 at 2.53 feet above flood stage. Moderate flooding continued at the end of the month.
August 2019	Tornado (EF0)	Currie	$50,000	This brief tornado touched down around a mile south of Lake Sarah in an open corn field, leaving a discernible track. Two small outbuildings were damaged as the tornado moved to the northeast, with mainly minor damage to metal roofing panels. The tornado crossed U.S. Highway 59, turning a bit more northward in track before damaging the final farm outbuilding and lifting shortly thereafter. The average path width was 30 yards.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Currie	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage near Lake Shetek, including up to 3 foot diameter trees blown down. Several vehicles, a dock, and a trampoline near the lake were damaged by falling trees or tree debris. Falling trees trapped 4 people in a restaurant.
August 2019	Tornado (EF0)	Currie	$25,000	The track of this tornado followed generally eastward along 181st Street between 140th and 150th Avenues. The tornado started with a slight south of east track, flattening corn and damaging trees in a shelter belt. The tornado then began to move more eastward, striking and destroying an old barn around a quarter mile from the touchdown point. The remainder of the track was across cornfields, crossing north of 181st Street before lifting. The average path width was 40 yards.
September 2019	Flood	Currie	$10,000	After excessive two-day rainfall during September 10-12 (5.35 inches at Slayton), the West Fork of the Des Moines River near Avoca (gage site AVOM5) reached the third highest stage on record of 2.71 feet above flood stage on September 16. Significant agricultural land was flooded, with numerous county roads under water.
July 2019	Lightning	Currie	$2,000	Lightning struck and killed a cow.
July 2024	Flood	Currie	-	Flooding continued from June on the Des Moines River near Avoca, with declining river levels. The river fell below flood stage on the morning of July 8th.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Currie	-	Thunderstorms winds tore the doors off a farm outbuilding.
June 2024	Flood	Currie	-	The West Fork of the Des Moines River near Avoca rose above flood stage the morning of June 21st, cresting around 4.64 feet above flood stage (1429.64 feet) on June 24th. This crest is in the Major Stage. The river stayed above flood stage into July. For a more comprehensive description of flood damage, please see other entries for Murray County.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Currie	-	Four power poles were damaged by thunderstorm winds and resulted in loss of power to substations and a brief power outage.
April 2023	Flood	Currie	-	The West Fork of the Des Moines River near Avoca, MN rose above flood stage on the afternoon of April 12th before cresting around 0.67 feet above flood stage (1425.67 feet) on April 15th. The river then fell below flood stage on the morning of April 17th.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Currie	-	Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree limb in End-O-Line Railroad Park.
September 2023	Hail	Currie	-	Hail varied from pea to walnut size on the south side of Lake Shetek.
May 2022	Hail	Currie	-	Hail varied between dime- and nickel-sized.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Currie	-	A large tree was split in half by thunderstorm wind gusts near Lake Shetek.
March 2020	Flood	Currie	-	The West Fork of the Des Moines River near Avoca (gage site AVOM5) rose above flood stage on March 4, and crested 1.71 feet above flood stage on March 6. A significant amount of agricultural land was flooded.
June 2019	Flood	Currie	-	A continuation of flooding from May, the West Des Moines River near Avoca (gage site AVOM5) began the month at 0.87 feet above flood stage. Significant amounts of agricultural land remained flooded, and further impeded spring planting.
May 2019	Flood	Currie	-	The Des Moines River near Avoca (gage site AVOM5) reached a peak of 0.97 feet above flood stage on May 31. The main impact was inundation of agricultural land and additional delays to spring planting in the flood plain. Minor flooding continued at the end of the month.
March 2019	Flood	Currie	-	Snow melt and heavy rainfall (measured 1.50 inches at Tracy and 1.15 inches at Windom) resulted in significant flooding of agricultural lands. County Roads 6 and 44 were inundated with flood water for several days. The Des Moines River near Avoca (gage site AVOM5) reached the second highest stage on record cresting 3.56 feet above flood stage on March 16. The river remained in moderate flood stage at the end of the month.
May 2019	Flood	Currie	-	This is a continuation of flooding from April. The Des Moines River near Avoca (gage site AVOM5) had an early month crest at 1.04 feet above flood stage on May 1, before falling below flood stage on May 13. Significant agricultural flooding persisted, with no opportunity for spring planting throughout the flood plain.
June 2018	Flood	Currie	-	A week of periodic heavy rainfall ending June 26 resulted in a widespread 4 to 8 inches of rainfall, much of which occurred on June 20 and 24. Weekly rainfall totals included 7.30 inches at Lake Wilson and 5.60 inches at Windom. Moderate flooding occurred with significant amounts of crop and pasture land inundated, as well as numerous township and county roads, as the Des Moines River near Avoca (gage site AVOM5) crested 3.9 feet above flood stage on June 27. The river remained in moderate flood stage at the end of the month.
July 2018	Flood	Currie	-	U.S Highway 59 remained closed around 191st Street with significant water over the roadway. Numerous basements in Currie and Slayton were flooded and city streets remained impassable due to standing water.
July 2018	Flood	Currie	-	Numerous county and township roads, including county highway 6 and 44 were inundated for almost a week. Significant amounts of crop and pasture land near the Des Moines River were severely impacted by major flooding as river levels climbed to 5.2 feet above flood stage near Avoca (gage site AVOM5) on July 5.
July 2018	Flash Flood	Currie	-	Torrential rainfall produced widespread flooding of basements around Lake Shetek as water levels of the lake rapidly rose above shore. 8.61 inches of rain was measured at Lake Shetek in just a few hours with over 7 inches in just a two hour period. Around 70 children were evacuated from a Bible camp as water inundated the campground.
July 2018	Flash Flood	Currie	-	U.S. Highway 59 closed at the Lake Shetek turnoff as well as one mile north due to water over roadway. 8.61 inches of rainfall was reported at Lake Shetek. No travel advisory was issued for Murray county.
September 2018	Flood	Currie	-	Heavy rainfall on September 18-20 brought a widespread 2 to 4 inches of rainfall resulting in minor flooding of agricultural land. The Des Moines River near Avoca (gage site AVOM5) crested 0.7 feet above flood stage at 0500LST on September 25.
October 2018	Flood	Currie	-	Low-lying crop and pasture land was inundated as levels on the Des Moines River near Avoca (gage site AVOM5) crested 0.5 feet above flood stage on October 13.
June 2018	Flash Flood	Currie	-	Slow moving thunderstorms dumped an estimated 2 to 4 inches rainfall in a couple of hours. Roads near the intersection of 141st St. and 170th Ave. were inundated by a couple feet of flowing water from a nearby creek.
June 2018	Flash Flood	Currie	-	An estimated 2 to 4 inches of rainfall over two hours resulted in water over Highway 59 north of Slayton.
September 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Currie	-	Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage and created huge waves on Lake Sarah.
September 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Currie	-	Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including a few trees blown down at a campground.
July 2016	Heavy Rain	Currie	-	Rainfall of 5.60 inches was measured.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Currie	-	Thunderstorm winds tossed playground equipment.
May 2012	Hail	Currie	-	Large hail was accompanied by heavy rain.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Currie	-	Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including up to 8 inch diameter branches blown down.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Currie	-	Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, and were accompanied by heavy rain.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Currie	-	Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down.
September 2010	Hail	Currie	-	Hail was accompanied by rainfall of 1.5 inches.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Currie	-	Thunderstorm winds, along with hail, caused an unknown amount of tree and crop damage.
July 2009	Hail	Currie	-	Hail, accompanied by damaging winds, caused an unknown amount of tree and crop damage.
June 2006	Hail	Currie	-	Large hail caused an unknown amount of crop damage.
October 2023	Hail	Currie	-	no account filed
October 2023	Hail	Currie	-	no account filed
October 2023	Hail	Currie	-	no account filed
August 2021	Funnel Cloud	Currie	-	no account filed
August 2021	Hail	Currie	-	no account filed
August 2013	Hail	Currie	-	no account filed
May 2012	Hail	Currie	-	no account filed
August 2012	Hail	Currie	-	no account filed
June 2007	Hail	Currie	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Currie	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Currie	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Currie	-	no account filed
June 2004	Hail	Currie	-	no account filed
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Currie	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Murray County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

4 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Lake Shetak State Park WPA/Rustic Style Group Camp	2.7 miles	1992
Lake Shetek State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic District	2.7 miles	1992
Dinehart-Holt House	7.7 miles	1982
4-H Club Building, Murray County Fairgrounds	7.8 miles	2005

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 77000758 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Murray County	All 8 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.