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161: 1259: 469: 200: 355:, every train that passed through Dennison stopped there; since the canteen workers vowed to serve every soldier passing through the station, the canteen ultimately served 1.3 million soldiers, 13% of the U.S. forces. 4,000 volunteers, the majority of them women from the surrounding area, worked the canteen during the war; the canteen was the third-largest Salvation Army canteen in the nation. The canteen became well known among soldiers, and its fame spread across the eastern U.S.; it appeared in newspapers as far away as 175: 1270: 24: 497: 455: 207: 182: 483: 359:, was compared favorably to canteens in New York City and Chicago, and led Captain Johnson to become a recognizable figure on the East Coast. Soldiers nicknamed Dennison "Dreamsville, U.S.A.", a reference to an ideal small town in a 1148: 1243: 1179: 1163: 1294: 1153: 1309: 1238: 1184: 825: 1205: 1107: 1138: 1072: 1037: 347:. The canteen, which operated from 1942 through 1946, served refreshments to troop trains passing through Dennison. Dennison native Lucille Nussdorfer proposed the canteen; the 1112: 1017: 977: 802: 1077: 1067: 1062: 1042: 459: 1304: 1158: 992: 907: 1027: 1022: 897: 1117: 1082: 987: 962: 1102: 1052: 1032: 1007: 997: 982: 972: 957: 937: 912: 902: 892: 1122: 1097: 1002: 942: 922: 917: 887: 877: 1057: 1012: 952: 927: 882: 1189: 1087: 967: 932: 537: 1324: 1319: 1143: 1092: 1047: 947: 855: 840: 561: 795: 871: 737: 240: 1314: 596: 516:
National Register of Historic Places Program: Women's History Month Feature 2012 - Pennsylvania Railroad Depot And Baggage Room, Dennison, Ohio
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and a citizens' committee operated it under the direction of Salvation Army Captain Edward Johnson. As Dennison was a division point on the
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The depot is best known as the home of the Dennison Depot Salvation Army Servicemen's Canteen during
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on June 17, 2011. It is now a local history museum.
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Dennison station is located in Ohio
Dennison station is located in the United States
Dennison, Ohio
40°23′31″N 81°19′56″W / 40.39194°N 81.33222°W / 40.39194; -81.33222
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Dennison
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Uhrichsville, Ohio
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