Marker Inscription
Weimar was founded in 1873 when T. W. Peirce, president of the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad, built a depot here on property of D. W. Jackson (1829-1904). Peirce and Jackson shared the profits from sale of town lots. Before the coming of the railroad, transportation had posed a major problem for this area. Named for a German town that Peirce admired, Weimar quickly became a leading trade center. The first depot was replaced in 1925 by the present structure. In 1972 the Southern Pacific Railroad donated the building for use as the Weimar Public Library.
About this site
Weimar Railroad Depot is a historical marker in Weimar, Colorado County, dedicated in 1977. It is one of 110 historical markers documented in Colorado County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 129 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7091, -96.7796 near Weimar. The nearest cataloged historic site is Saint Michael's Catholic Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Weimar, Holman-Seifert Homestead, and Borden, John Pettit.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5089005742. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
