Details for Rosser Depot of the Texas Midland Railroad
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5257008550
Data
Marker Number | 8550 |
Atlas Number | 5257008550 |
Marker Title | Rosser Depot of the Texas Midland Railroad |
Index Entry | Rosser Depot of the Texas Midland Railroad |
Address | |
City | Rosser |
County | Kaufman |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 739220 |
UTM Northing | 3594619 |
Subject Codes | railroad depots; railroads |
Marker Year | 1982 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
Marker Location | off FM 2451 in Rosser |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
Marker Text | Originally known as Trinidad, Rosser depended on the Trinity River for trade until 1882, when a line of the Houston and Texas Central Railroad was built here. The company was later renamed the Texas Midland Railroad by Mrs. Hetty Green of New York, who bought the line in 1892. Operated by her son Edward H. R. Green, it had a dramatic impact on the early growth of Kaufman County. Rosser supplied lumber for ties, gravel for roadbeds and water for the locomotives. The brick depot, built here in 1917, replaced an earlier frame depot which burned. |