Jacksboro in Jack County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Jacksboro's First Railroad Depot

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 10, 2023

1. Jacksboro's First Railroad Depot Marker

Inscription. Built 1898 of native stone by Risley Brothers of Jacksboro, for the Chicago, Rock Island & Texas Railway, on site bought from F. F. Foscue (1819-1906), a Texas legislator, owner of Fort Richardson lands. In typical railroad architecture, the depot housed waiting rooms and offices. Mrs. Edith Wilmans, a local rancher, Texas' first (1923) woman legislator, often traveled from this station. The Rock Island system sold the structure in 1973 to Texas Export Railroad Company.Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1974

Erected 1974 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2700.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Women.

Location. 33° 12.48′ N, 98° 9.671′ W. Marker is in Jacksboro, Texas, in Jack County. It is on Depot Street, on the right when traveling north. At end of Depot Street, at east gate of Fort Richardson State Historical Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 639 Depot Street, Jacksboro TX 76458, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Big Country.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Richardson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Richardson Cavalry Post Hospital, 1867 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mobilization Site of Lost Battalion (approx. ¼ mile away); James B. Dosher (approx. ¼ mile away); Sewell Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); G. D. Cross (approx. 0.4 miles away); Butterfield Stage Line (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Fort Richardson (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksboro.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Officers' Quarters (was about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

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Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 10, 2023

2. Jacksboro's First Railroad Depot and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 698 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 11, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.