ight ▁and ▁passenger ▁station ▁for ▁the ▁newly ▁incorpor ated ▁town ▁of ▁Oak ▁Hill . ▁The ▁station ' s ▁opening ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁commercial ▁bo om ▁in ▁Oak ▁Hill , ▁which ▁transformed ▁from ▁a ▁far ming ▁community ▁to ▁a ▁commercial ▁center ▁with ▁multiple ▁banks , ▁hot els , ▁and ▁stores . ▁The ▁Virgin ian ▁Railway ▁le ased ▁the ▁dep ot ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁and ▁ultimately ▁bought ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁The ▁dep ot ▁continued ▁to ▁provide ▁passenger ▁and ▁fre ight ▁service ▁to ▁Oak ▁Hill ▁until ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁when ▁passenger ▁service ▁to ▁Oak ▁Hill ▁ended ▁. ▁The ▁dep ot ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Nor folk ▁and ▁Western ▁Railway ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁provided ▁fre ight ▁service ▁for ▁the ▁railway ▁until ▁it ▁closed ▁to ▁trains ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁Nor folk ▁Southern ▁Cor p ., ▁the ▁holding ▁company ▁for ▁the ▁Nor folk ▁and ▁Western ▁Railway , ▁don ated ▁the ▁closed ▁dep ot ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Oak ▁Hill ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁White ▁Oak ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Railway ▁Historical ▁Society ▁has ▁since ▁restored ▁the ▁dep ot ▁through ▁don ations ▁and ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁grant . ▁Oak ▁Hill ▁began ▁an ▁annual ▁festival ▁known ▁as ▁Dep ot ▁Day ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁raise ▁money ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁dep ot . ▁The ▁dep ot ▁presently ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁meeting ▁place ▁for ▁the ▁White ▁Oak ▁chapter ▁of ▁the