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The restored
Santa Fe Passenger Depot in Gainesville
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, December 2007 |
Gainesville
Santa Fe
Depot in 1909
Postcard courtesy Danny
Whatley |
Historical Marker:
Santa Fe Passenger
Depot
By the end of
the 19th Century Gainesville
was established as one of the state's major rail centers. This depot
was built about 1902 to handle the increased traffic on the Gulf,
Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad. The red brick structure contained
a Harvey House Restaurant until 1931. Although railroad use declined
after World War
II, this depot stands as a reminder of Gainesville's
importance in Texas' early economic growth.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983. |
Gainesville Santa
Fe Passenger Depot historical marker
Photo
courtesy Barclay
Gibson, April 2009 |
Gainesville
Santa Fe
Depot & Park in 1908
Postcard courtesy Danny
Whatley |
More views of
Gainesville Santa Fe Depot
Photo
courtesy Barclay
Gibson, April 2009
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