BURGAW, NC (WWAY) — The town of Burgaw is growing rapidly, as the surrounding communities quickly expand, too. But if it wasn’t for the arrival of a train depot in the middle 1800s, still visible in town today, the community may have never existed.
The Burgaw Train Depot was built in 1850, making it the oldest still standing in the state and one of only two antebellum depots still in North Carolina.
Just over a decade after being constructed, the Civil War left its mark on the structure with the Union Calvary setting it ablaze in 1862. Thankfully, the fire was quickly put out, but charred damage can still be viewed on part of the building today…