Details for Hunt County's First Railroad

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5231007806

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Marker Number 7806
Atlas Number 5231007806
Marker Title Hunt County's First Railroad
Index Entry Hunt County's First Railroad
Address 3102 Lee St. at Wright St.
City Greenville
County Hunt
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 769381
UTM Northing 3670507
Subject Codes railroads
Marker Year 1972
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Missouri, Kansas & Texas (Katy) Railway, whose first train from Denison reached here Oct. 1, 1880. A $5,000 cash bonus and right of way across Hunt County were guaranteed by Greenville men: F. P. Alexander, M. M. Arnold, A. Cameron, J. J. Cooper, J. C. Edmonds, Fred Ende, I. N. Harrison, J. W. Hawkins, J. T. Jenkins, W. C. Jones, J. C. O'Neal, W. G. Perkins, N. I.Ross, Edward Schiff, Sam D. Stinson, Daniel Upthegrove, A. B. Watson, and M. H. Wright. The Katy, which immediately built on to Mineola, stimulated a boom in Greenville and Hunt County population and economy.
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