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style station similar to others that the New Haven built that decade. The station was heavily used by soldiers traveling to Camp
Niantic for maneuvers, as well as by spectators. The station was little-used by mid-century; it was divided into retail stores in 1954, and a 15-foot (4.6 m) by
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30-foot (9.1 m) wooden shelter was constructed nearby. The 1899-built station building was destroyed by fire on August 22, 1970, and demolished in early
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