Hitchcock Depot

Hitchcock Depot (HMZFT)

Location: Santa Fe, TX 77510 Galveston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 21.923', W 95° 4.108'

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According to local oral tradition, the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad (GCSF) gained a vital right-of-way through Emily Hitchcock's property in 1875 by agreeing to establish a depot named for her deceased husband, Lent Munson Hitchcock. GCSF platted the town of Hitchcock in 1891. The depot, built by 1893, became a social center as passengers, freight, and agricultural produce moved past its doors. This structure, the last of this area's GCSF depots still standing, was relocated here by the Santa Fe Area Historical Foundation in 1975 and converted for museum use in 1982.
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HM NumberHMZFT
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Marker Number7492
Year Placed1993
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
Marker Condition
9 out of 10 (1 reports)
Date Added Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 4:42am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 299221 N 3250245
Decimal Degrees29.36538333, -95.06846667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 21.923', W 95° 4.108'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 21' 55.38" N, 95° 4' 6.48" W
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Area Code(s)409, 979, 713
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5221 Avenue E, Santa Fe TX 77510, US
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Jun 1, 2022 at 5:08pm PDT by texasviking

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