Prairie Switch

Prairie Switch (HMLQS)

Location: El Campo, TX 77437 Wharton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 11.76', W 96° 16.115'

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El Campo was known as "Prairie Switch" when it was established in 1881 as a siding and shipping point on the New York, Texas and Mexican Railroad, where cattlemen rounded up their herds for shipping. It was also a station for construction gangs working on the railroad. These workers frequently referred to it as "The Camp", and the name was officially changed to "El Campo" in 1890.
The town was laid out by the railroad and not by the compass, with two main streets that crossed each other north of the tracks. In the 1890's herds of cattle were bedded down on this very site, now named Evans Park.
This replica of an open depot is sponsored by the Beautify El Campo Extension (BEEs) of the Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture and the El Campo Museum Society. It is dedicated to the hardy men and women who settled this community, and commemorates El Campo's rich heritage during the Texas Sesquicentennial year of 1886.
Others making this project possible are Sorosis Club, Rotary Club, Women's Club, Sesame Club, Pilot Club, Lions Club, Jaycees, BLS Construction, Inc. and the El Campo Leader-News.
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Date Added Monday, October 27th, 2014 at 7:10am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 765589 N 3232790
Decimal Degrees29.19600000, -96.26858333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 11.76', W 96° 16.115'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 11' 45.60" N, 96° 16' 6.90" W
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Area Code(s)979
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100-208 E Monseratte St, El Campo TX 77437, US
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