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Santa Fe Depot

Fort Worth, Tarrant County

Marker Text

Built 1899. Beaux Arts design features native stone banding. When intact, north windows of painted glass depicted travel from Pony Express to steam locomotives. Visitors here have included such world figures as Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lyndon B. Johnson. Depot was used by six railroad companies. As of 1970, Santa Fe served Texas with greater trackage than any other railroad, 5102 miles.

Marker Details

Address 1501 Jones
Location Description 1501 Jones, Fort Worth
Marker # 4577
Dedicated 1970
Size, Type Medallion & Plate
Code railroad depots; railroads; Beaux Arts
Latitude, Longitude 32.749022, -97.324417

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