Murray City Train Depot
and Coal Mining Museum
Murray City Improvement Committee
- Trustee: Larry Mitchell
- Secretary: Marlene Mitchell
- Board: Larry and Marlene Mitchell, Richard Buchanan, David Brown, Russell Campbell, Sandra Quinn
- Members: Larry and Marlene Mitchell, Richard Buchanan, David Brown, Russell Campbell, Sandra and Dennis Quinn, Austin and Shirley Allen, Don and Carol Easterling, Vernal Lambert.
A caring group of Murray City citizens dedicated to preserving the historic structure of the Railroad depot formed a non profit organization named the Murray City Depot Improvement Committee and with limited resources, began the restoration process. They attended a year of grant writing classes which taught them to apply for their first 600 dollar grant and with 500 additional dollars in donations from cemetery books by Sandra Quinn, began the process of funding the project. The members of this group were Larry Mitchell,*Dorothy Simon, *Rita Hanna, and *Junior Keaton. (* = deceased and dearly missed).
With the help of the Murray City Alumni, families and friends, additional funds were raised which continued the restoration; helped with a purchase of a caboose; installation of railroad tracks built by Larry Mitchell, Richard Buchanan, and Eugene Duncan; donation of an engine by Bill Sweazy of Florida; funds for movement of the caboose and engine over railroad lines and highways to the MC depot with assistance of the Nelsonville Hocking Valley Railway and All Crane; a shelter house built with concrete floors and dedicated in memory of long time Sunday Creek land lease manager Phil Ong; a memorial created to the Murray City Coal Miners / Military Veterans; and all work was completed under supervisor Larry Mitchell.
A man, Larry Mitchell, and his friends vision of the future has been completed over a period of eight years time and the beautiful Murray City Depot Park will allow visitors to glimpse into the lives of the Murray City Coal Miners for many generations to come.
The MCIC produces the books"Remembering Murray City-editor Marlene Mitchell" with the proceeds going to the upkeep and repairs to the one hundred year old depot. The books are full of antique photos of families and landscapes Of Murray City covering the last one hundred years. These are great for genealogists and are filled with genealogical surnames and photos of area residents and pictures of the coal mines and miners. These books are available for purchase. They are collectors editions and sell out quickly. Reserve yours today! Email webmaker Sandra_Quinn(at)alltel(dot)net or book editor Marlene Mitchell lmm169(at)frognet(dot)net {written in this way to fool spammers and email harvest robots}.
Membership is open to the general public and is welcome and encouraged. The meetings are held one afternoon a month. Please contact Marlene at the above email address for specific places and times or call 740-762-2521. If you would like to be a donor and cannot attend meetings, you may send your tax deductible donation to Larry Mitchell, Trustee MCDIC P. O. Box 169 Murray City, Ohio 44233
- Remembering Murray City in photo's, Home of the Murray City Miners Book 1 & 2 (sold out); volumes 3-8 available
- The Committee also makes available small Wooden Replicas of the Murray City Depot, Murray City High School, and Murray City Opera House
- Centennial Milestone Murray City 1907-2007- reprint of the 1907 original business journal with additional photos and high school alumni listing. Help celebrate one hundred years of history by purchasing this historic book!
