Valley Mills Santa Fe Railway Depot
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 39.428 W 097° 28.275
14R E 644940 N 3503447
Medallion and Plate attached to the side of the building to the right of the entrance.
Waymark Code: WMWHTT
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2017
Views: 5
Marker gives a short history of the depot.
Marker Number: 5630
Marker Text:
A standard No. 9 combination freight-passenger depot, built in 1910 on Temple-Cleburne line of Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway. Local social center, especially at train time, when in pre-radio and TV era the conductor brought late news or traveling political candidates wooed votes. Highway travel and instant communication robbed depot of its business and glamour. Phased out in 1966, it was relocated here as museum in 1969.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1973
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