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In 1881 the construction of a
roundhouse was started on the east end of Eau Claire. Later, it was completed
in December of 1881. It consisted of twenty stalls. In 1882 it was given
a new name, they called it the Altoona Roundhouse. In 1910 they expanded
the roundhouse, they added five stalls and remodeled the other twenty they
had.
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Sources:
History of Altoona By: Gerald
A. Hagen, 1987