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1904. Early-day center for news and social life. Replaced mule car from old depot to city square. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966 Supplemental plate: Santa Fe syndicate (builder of this depot) operated the Mule-Drawn Streetcar - 1880's to turn of century. The syndicate was bringing guests to park hotel, near Mineral Springs in Hancock Park. Syndicate ads all over the U.S. promoted Lampasas as "Saratoga of the South". (1968)
Santa Fe Depot, 1904 is a historical marker in Lampasas, Lampasas County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Lampasas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 122 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.0671, -98.1786 near Lampasas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Keystone Hotel (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Daughters of the Republic of Texas, First State Meeting of the, Hanna Springs, and Lampasas County, C.S.A..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5281004575. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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