Exploring Plainview Texas

Santa Fe Depot

 

Data: Recognized in 1975

Marker Number	5424
Atlas Number	5189005424
Marker Title	The Santa Fe Railroad in Plainview
Index Entry	Santa Fe Railroad in Plainview, The
Address	1200 N Broadway
City	Plainview
County	Hale

 

 

Marker Text:

Operating in the Texas Panhandle since 1886, the Santa Fe Railroad about 1900 laid plans to extend its line into the rich agricultural domain of the South Plains. Meantime, Plainview leaders saw the need for better transportation and in 1903 raised $75,000 to use in promoting a rail connection. J.N. Donohoo, Dr. Lee Dye, W.E. Dyer, L.S. Kinder, L.A. Knight, Charles McCormack, J.H. Slaton, R.P. Smyth, and Dr. J.H. Wayland led this endeavor. The city and the Santa Fe came to terms, and the first train reached here on Dec. 31, 1906. Regular service soon followed, and oldtimers rejoiced when train whistles heralded and end to isolation. Once or twice a week, land agents arrived with trainloads of prospective settlers. Local builders constructed a courthouse, new schoolhouse, new city hall, an electric plant, an opera house, residences and business buildings. Soon the Wayland Literary and Technical Institution was under construction. Railroad service made a major contribution to the economic development of Hale County, opening acreage to settlement and agricultural expansion. (1975)

 

Roughriders

 

A great auction find!

 

 

Boost Move

 

Boost recently moved further east on 5th Street. Great location and space!!!

 

 

QR

 

Have you used the Chamber QR code to find Plainview Chamber businesses & things to do? These are posted at local businesses, like this one at The Creamery!

 

 

Need Ice

 

Need ice? Remember the old ice house. It can be yours!

 

 

Progress

 

 

The Hale County Annex 3 - JJAEP (Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program) project has begun. It will encompass the "Poarch's building at the corner of Broadway and West 3rd through Austin Street.

 

Juneteenth

 

"Because of the past, I live free to lead."

We enjoyed a Spirit-led Juneteenth Community Worship time this evening. Thank you to all involved, the AHEAD committee, and our friends who invited us.

Galatians 5:1, It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

If we aren't in Christ, we are slaves to the world.

A thought came to me tonight when this statement was made, "How did they survive? Through faith in Jesus." We can certainly learn a great deal from the inheritance of the Black Community about relying on God in our darkest hours. The joy of Jesus is the Light that leads the way. Celebrate being resilient and being a survivor in whatever we face. It is our faith inheritance!

 

Juneteenth

 

There is not much that is more precious than a child enjoying watermelon when eaten the right way!

 

 

Let the fun begin!!!

 

Welcome Home!

 

It is nice to travel on occasion, and it is nice to be welcomed home at the Lubbock airport!

 

 

The Candle 1938

 

As I have been researching the Plainview Sanitarium and Clinic in Plainview, Texas, I would like to share The Candle, the yearbook for the nurses' training class of 1938. This was when if you addressed your note to Sanitarium, Texas, it would arrive in Plainview!