History
Hickson was laid out in 1883 when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office called Hickson was established in 1884 and remained in operation until 1975. The community was named for Ole Hicks, a pioneer settler. Railroad The Fargo and Southern railroad laid the tracks that passed through Hickson and ran its first train in 1884. The railroad was short-lived, however and sold to the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul (CM&SP) Railroad (later known as the Milwaukee Road). On October 31, 1956, all passenger service was stopped, and it continued as a freight line until December 1961 when the line was essentially abandoned as the Milwaukee Railroad modernized their office and freight operations. The depot was moved to the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion grounds and museum in Hawley, MN and is the basis for a model railroad kit from Monroe Models. ==References==