Details for Old Brookeland Depot
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5405007592
Data
| Marker Number | 7592 |
| Atlas Number | 5405007592 |
| Marker Title | Old Brookeland Depot |
| Index Entry | Brookeland Depot |
| Address | |
| City | San Augustine |
| County | San Augustine |
| UTM Zone | |
| UTM Easting | |
| UTM Northing | |
| Subject Codes | railroad; railroads depots |
| Marker Year | 1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | private property - no access |
| Private Property | Yes |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | Formerly on Great Northern Railway, organized 1898 by John Henry Kirby, a leading Texas lumberman. Named for the Brooke family, donors of depot site. In 1960, when Sam Rayburn Dam was built, G. N. Railway (part of Santa Fe system) was relocated. This 1914 depot-- once center of community life-- became surplus. Moved 40 miles, it has had unique features preserved in conversion to farm house by Mr. and Mrs. Ray H. Horton. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966 |