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Cotton Belt Depot

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170 Marshall St., Pittsburg, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 59' 42.34565000004", -94° 58' 8.29207999992"
 
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    The narrow gauge Texas & St. Louis (Cotton Belt) Railroad arrived in Pittsburg in 1880. William Harrison Pitts, founder of Pittsburg, had donated land for a railroad depot in 1875. This depot, the second built on this site, was completed in 1901 and served the railroad until 1968, although passenger service ended in 1946. The depot is a good local example of Victorian-era design with influences of the Queen Anne style. Features include dormers on the side facades, two internal end chimneys rising from the gable roof, and an attached frame freight depot. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1991

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Cotton Belt Depot Historical Marker Location Map, Pittsburg, Texas