Fort Worth and Denver City Railway

Fort Worth and Denver City Railway (HM1Q4G)

Location: Amarillo, TX 79107 Potter County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 12.756', W 101° 49.929'

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First Railroad through the Texas Panhandle

Pioneered transportation in the old buffalo and Indian frontier and the open-range cattle empire. Organized by Fort Worth citizens. Although chartered by the Texas Legislature on May 26, 1873, the actual building was delayed by the money panic of 1873.
Under General G.M. Dodge, civil engineer who had built several major lines, grading began in 1881 at Hodge, near Fort Worth. Despite the 1882 repeal of the Texas Land Grant Act, private capital was able to push rails northwestward at intervals. Numerous towns, including Amarillo (in 1887) began as camps of the crews building grade and laying the tracks.
On March 14, 1888, connection was made with rails of the Denver, Texas and Fort Worth Railroad (now Colorado and Southern) at Union Park, near Folsom, N. Mex. This completed the through route to Denver. In 1908 the Fort Worth and Denver City became a part of the Burlington System; in 1951 the name was changed to Fort Worth and Denver Railway Company.
Ever since its beginning, this railroad has been backed by men with unlimited faith in the destiny of the Texas Panhandle. It has advanced the economy based on cattle, grain, petroleum, and manufacturing.

Details

HM Number	HM1Q4G
Tags	Railroads and Streetcars
Marker Number	2037
Year Placed	1966
Placed By	State Historical Survey Committee
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Friday, December 18th, 2015 at 5:02pm PST -08:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	14S E 242196 N 3900295
Decimal Degrees	35.21260000, -101.83215000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 35° 12.756', W 101° 49.929'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	35° 12' 45.36" N, 101° 49' 55.74" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	806
Which side of the road?	Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal Address	At or near 100-198 US-60, Amarillo TX 79107, US
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