Former Gulf, Texas & Western Railroad Depot
Jacksboro, Jack County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Erected 1910, of stone from nearby quarry; Risley Brothers, contractors. A facility of Jacksboro's second railroad, built by local effort, with backing from New York bankers, R. C. Megargel & Company. Recorded Texas Historical Landmark, 1968. Incise in base: Marker given by Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hull
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Built in 1910 of stone from a nearby quarry, this depot served Jacksboro's second railroad, the Gulf, Texas & Western. The line was financed through local effort with backing from the New York banking firm of R. C. Megargel & Company. A recorded Texas Historical Landmark, it stands as a reminder of the rail connections that shaped small North Texas towns.
Why it matters
Railroad depots were the lifelines of early-twentieth-century towns, and this one marks the mix of local ambition and outside capital that brought the rails to Jacksboro.
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