Sparta Station Foundation
A Brief History of Sparta Station
Sparta Station in better days.
 | The New York, Susquehanna, and Western Railroad built Sparta Station in 1882. |
| The New Jersey Herald first mentioned the station in their July 19, 1882 edition as the railroad built from Ogdensburg to Stroudsburg, PA. It opened on October 9, 1882. |
| The station served as the gateway to Sparta. Thousands of tourists and vacationers passed through it on their way to the inns of Sparta and the waters of Lake Mohawk. |
| It served numerous dairy farms and Sparta's own Ideal Creamery Company. Sparta's mail came by train to the station. Everything from coal to ice and cement arrived at the station for delivery to the residents of early Sparta. |
| Its 53 years of passenger service came to an end in 1935. |
| In later years, Mohawk Industries leased Sparta Station for use as its main office. However, the station still maintained a relationship with the railroad. The Susquehanna's aging diesels made a daily stop for water at the tower next to the station. |
| Mohawk purchased the station, and, in 1977, it was sold to its last owner, A.O. Polymer Corporation. |
| The station stands today, the last station left of the 15 that were built by NYS&W in Sussex County. Its water tank is also the only one remaining in Sussex County and is one of the few left in the entire state. |