Southern Pacific Railroad
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leadhiker
N 32° 13.381 W 110° 58.016
12S E 503115 N 3565156
In 1998, the City of Tucson purchased the former Southern Pacific Railroad Depot on Toole Avenue downtown. Restoration of the main depot building and the three adjacent buildings to their 1941 architectural style was completed in 2004.
Waymark Code: WM809J
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2010
Views: 30
The S.P.R.R., building the nation's second transcontinental tail line eastward from California, reached Tucson on March 20, 1880. It was the occasion for one of the greatest celebrations in the history of the city and foretold the coming of a new era of fast, reliable and inexpensive transportation, bringing increased growth, development and prosperity. The original station, built in 1880, was a large wooden structure with offices, freight and passenger accommodations. It was replaced by the present depot, built on the same site in 1907.
Marker Name: Southern Pacific Railroad
Type of history commemorated: Other
County: Pima
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Tucson-Pima County Historical Commission and Arizona Historical Society
Year placed: Not listed
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