Miami in Roberts County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Miami Railroad Depot

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 2, 2012

1. Miami Railroad Depot Marker

Inscription. When the Southern Kansas Railway Company of Texas built a line through Roberts County in 1887, Miami developed at the end of the track as a campsite for workers. The crew set up a kitchen and a tent hotel. Soon the railroad built a public water well and telegraph lines to nearby Fort Elliott. Passengers and supplies for the post and nearby town of Mobeetie began arriving by rail. This depot was erected in 1888 between North Main and Birge Street. The Santa Fe Railroad bought the line in 1899 and this structure remained in service until 1978.

Erected 1979 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3358.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. 35° 41.516′ N, 100° 38.232′ W. Marker is in Miami, Texas, in Roberts County. It is at the intersection of East Commercial Street (U.S. 60) and South Mobeetie Street, on the right when traveling east on East Commercial Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Miami TX 79059, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

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 Dust Bowl,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cottage Hotel (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Colonel O. M. Roberts (about 600 feet away); Roberts County Courthouse

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(about 600 feet away); Quanah Parker Trail (approx. ¼ mile away); Miami Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); Roberts County (approx. 4½ miles away); Fossil Beds (approx. 5.6 miles away); Historic Roadside Park (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Miami.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 2, 2012

2. Miami Railroad Depot Marker

Miami Railroad Depot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 2, 2012

3. Miami Railroad Depot

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 2, 2012

4. Miami Railroad Depot

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,051 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 29, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.