Rosser Depot

Originally known as Trinidad, Rosser depended on the Trinity River for trade until 1882, when a line of the Houston and Texas Central Railroad was built here. The company was later renamed the Texas Midland Railroad by Mrs. Hetty Green of New York, who bought the line in 1892. Operated by her son Edward H. R. Green, it had a dramatic impact on the early growth of Kaufman County. Rosser supplied lumber for ties, gravel for roadbeds and water for the locomotives. The brick depot, built here in 1917, replaced an earlier frame depot which burned.

Rosser Depot is a historical marker in Rosser, Kaufman County, dedicated in 1982. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in Kaufman County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 175 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.4625, -96.4543 near Rosser. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rosser Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Rosser Black Cemetery, State Highway 34 Bridge at the Trinity River (Gone), and Statira Crawford Gravesite.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5257008550. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.