Santa Fe Depot - Miami, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 35° 41.519 W 100° 38.236
14S E 351859 N 3951021
The Santa Fe Depot in Miami was erected in 1888 and served until 1978. It was moved a short distance to its current location along US 60 and now serves as the Roberts County Museum
Waymark Code: WMM5A5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member superstein
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County of depot: Roberts County
Location of depot: 120 E. Commercial St., Miami
Depot built: 1888
Built by: Southern Kansas Railway Company

A Texas Historical Marker is on site, text of that marker:
When the Southern Kansas Railway Company of Texas built a line through Roberts County in 1887, Miami developed at the end of the track as a campsite for workers. The crew set up a kitchen and a tent hotel. Soon the railroad built a public water well and telegraph lines to nearby Fort Elliott. Passengers and supplies for the post and nearby town of Mobeetie began arriving by rail. This depot was erected in 1888 between North Main and Birge Street. The Santa Fe Railroad bought the line in 1899 and this structure remained in service until 1978.

Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No

Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes

If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
Today it is the Roberts County Museum specializing in Railroads, Indian, Cowboy and general Panhandle Texas history.

What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Southern Kansas Railway and Santa Fe

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