Miami Railroad Depot

When the Southern Kansas Railway Company of Texas built a line through Roberts County in 1887, Miami developed at the end of the track as a campsite for workers. The crew set up a kitchen and a tent hotel. Soon the railroad built a public water well and telegraph lines to nearby Fort Elliott. Passengers and supplies for the post and nearby town of Mobeetie began arriving by rail. This depot was erected in 1888 between North Main and Birge Street. The Santa Fe Railroad bought the line in 1899 and this structure remained in service until 1978. (1979)

Miami Railroad Depot is a historical marker in Miami, Roberts County, dedicated in 1979. It is one of 9 historical markers documented in Roberts County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 10 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 35.6919, -100.6372 near Miami. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cottage Hotel (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Colonel O. M. Roberts, Roberts County Courthouse, and Miami.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5393003358. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.