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Gulf and Brazos Valley Railroad Depot

Description:

"Gulf and Brazos Valley Railroad Depot 1899-1902. Erected back some 80 years ago, and served the Brazos Valley Railroad from Mineral Wells to Peck City near Millsap, now known as Bennet."
The area formerly known as Peck City is now the location of an Acme brick plant, and is named "Bennett" for the rail switch that serves the plant. Standing on the right in the photograph is Noble Nuttall, father of Verne Nuttall, the first depot operator and telegraph operator. Note the guitar near the woman at the window. The depot was on the site now occupied by the Hayes Lumber Company, in the 300 block on SE First Avenue. The newspaper caption: "Passengers would ride on the Texas and Pacific to Peck City and come by the Brazos Valley train from Peck City to Mineral Wells" is incorrect. The GULF and BRAZOS RIVER RAILWAY was strictly a freight line that hauled coal from the Rock Creek mines (east of Mineral Wells) to the T&P main line at Peck City. The first depot in Mineral Wells was built for passenger service from Weatherford when the W.M.W. NW that first arrived in Mineral Wells in 1891. It burned and was replaced by the current brick depot in 1902, the year the GBR was sold at a sheriff's auction in Weatherford. (Photo courtesy of Verne Nuttall)
Creator: Unknown
Location:
Creation Date: c.1900
Partner(s):
Boyce Ditto Public Library
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Collection(s):
A. F. Weaver Collection
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Creator:
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Gulf and Brazos Valley Railroad Depot
Original Creation Date: c.1900
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas - Palo Pinto County - Mineral Wells
Era
New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
Description:

"Gulf and Brazos Valley Railroad Depot 1899-1902. Erected back some 80 years ago, and served the Brazos Valley Railroad from Mineral Wells to Peck City near Millsap, now known as Bennet."
The area formerly known as Peck City is now the location of an Acme brick plant, and is named "Bennett" for the rail switch that serves the plant. Standing on the right in the photograph is Noble Nuttall, father of Verne Nuttall, the first depot operator and telegraph operator. Note the guitar near the woman at the window. The depot was on the site now occupied by the Hayes Lumber Company, in the 300 block on SE First Avenue. The newspaper caption: "Passengers would ride on the Texas and Pacific to Peck City and come by the Brazos Valley train from Peck City to Mineral Wells" is incorrect. The GULF and BRAZOS RIVER RAILWAY was strictly a freight line that hauled coal from the Rock Creek mines (east of Mineral Wells) to the T&P main line at Peck City. The first depot in Mineral Wells was built for passenger service from Weatherford when the W.M.W. NW that first arrived in Mineral Wells in 1891. It burned and was replaced by the current brick depot in 1902, the year the GBR was sold at a sheriff's auction in Weatherford. (Photo courtesy of Verne Nuttall)
Language: English
Subject(s):
Partner:
Boyce Ditto Public Library
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Collection:
A. F. Weaver Collection
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Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: AWO_0371N
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth16246
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image
Rights:
Access: public

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