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Santa Fe Depot

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1 Santa Fe Plaza, Killeen, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 31° 7' 7.3992", -97° 43' 44.2992"
 
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     Founded in 1882 as a shipping point on the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad, Killeen was named for railroad official Frank P. Killeen. After the first depot was destroyed by fire, Santa Fe workers used standard plans to build this structure in 1913. The presence of the rail line was instrumental in the U.S. Army's decision to build camp Hood (later Fort Hood) during World War II. After the railroad took the depot out of active service, the city acquired it in 1982 and moved it to this site 350 feet west and 130 feet north of its original location. (1990)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Santa Fe Depot Historical Marker Location Map, Killeen, Texas