| Marker Number |
3788 |
| Atlas Number |
5475003788 |
| Marker Title |
Sand Hills Section House |
| Index Entry |
Sand Hills Section House |
| Address |
Park Road 41 |
| City |
Monahans |
| County |
Ward |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
707220 |
| UTM Northing |
3502043 |
| Subject Codes |
railroads; houses, residential buildings |
| Marker Year |
1965 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
Monahans Sandhills State Park, Sandhills Picnic Pavilion, aka Old Railroad Section House. |
| Private Property |
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| Marker Condition |
|
| Marker Size |
Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text |
Built 1903 by Texas & Pacific Rwy., for one of its track foremen who were stationed every 20 miles along road. Section houses in Permian Basin had water and human aid for men sand-bogged or stranded in storms. (Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965.) |
