| The M&O Depot is significant as the oldest known extant train depot in Mississippi, and for its symbolic role in connecting Aberdeen to the rest of the South, thus insuring the city's agricultural, commercial, and industrial growth. As the oldest example of a train station in Mississippi, Aberdeen's M&O Depot has primary significance as a symbol of the railroads, which revitalized the state's post-war economy, and enabled towns like Aberdeen to re-enter the national economic mainstream. This building was listed on the National Register on 8 December 1983. It was designated a Mississippi Landmark on 20 May 1986. |