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Historical
Marker
Roaring Springs Depot
Under the leadership
of Samuel Lazarus (1855-1926), the Quanah, Acme & Pacific Railroad
contributed much to Motley County's economic development. One of the
townsites along the line, Roaring
Springs was platted in 1912, one year before the tracks reached
this point. This brick mission revival style depot was completed within
a year, and handled passenger and freight traffic until 1971. Roaring
Springs' oldest structure, it was purchased by the city in 1972. |
Roaring Springs
Depot historical marker
Photo courtesy Stephen
Taylor, 2005 |
Roaring Springs
Depot dedication plaque
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, July 2009 |
"This is
behind the depot looking southwest; taken from the abandoned ROW.
I believe Missouri Pacific pulled the tracks in 1971."
Photo courtesy Stephen
Taylor, 2005 |
| "That is
cotton on the right behind the depot. The cotton harvest this year
in the Panhandle was a bumper crop and may be the greatest in history.....There
is a gin nearby." - Photo
courtesy Stephen
Taylor, 2005 |
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