Old Division Point Office for the "Boll Weevil" Railway

Important Texas transportation artery. Chartered as Trinity & Brazos Valley Railway. Nicknamed for special trains roaring down its tracks, taking men to "Boll Weevil Conferences"-- in turn of century alarm over pests attacking cotton and the economy. Another nickname for road was "Turnip & Bean Vine". The T. & B.V. was founded by an investor-statesman, Col. Edward M. House, famed for his national political power as advisor of U. S. President Woodrow Wilson. House's associates included Frank Andrews, formerly assistant attorney general of Texas; Robert H. Baker, statesman and insurance executive; and Benjamin F. Yoakum, lifetime railroad man and agriculturist. Road was built 1902-1907 from Houston to Cleburne, and with special trackage arrangements it became a short-cut hauler from Galveston to Fort Worth and Dallas. It introduced diesel passenger streamliners to Texas; belonged to Burlington-Rock Island complex during most of its first 60 years of service. Texas attained a peak of 17,078 miles of railroads in 1933. Trains still have respected roles in freight hauling. But the era of regulating family clocks by passage of the "Boll Weevil" or some other train is now largely a matter of warmly-cherished history. (1968)

Old Division Point Office for the "Boll Weevil" Railway is a historical marker in Teague, Freestone County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 57 historical markers documented in Freestone County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 145 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.6285, -96.2853 near Teague. The nearest cataloged historic site is Town of Teague (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Trinity and Brazos Valley Railroad Depot and Office Building, First Baptist Church of Teague, and Headlee, Dr. Emmet.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5161009856. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.