Southern Pacific Railroad Map - Tucson, AZ
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Assisted by: Max and 99
N 32° 12.865 W 110° 55.105
12S E 507687 N 3564205
Memorial Plaza and bust of Epes Randolph, Tucson engineer and pioneer.
Waymark Code: WMA1Q7
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2010
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Max and 99
Text on monument:
Southern Pacific Railroad Map
Epes commanded the "Randolph Lines" that connected Phoenix and Southern Arizona's outlying communities with Tucson. He also headed the Southern Pacific Railroad's push through the rough barranca country south of Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico toward Guadaljara. Randolph envisioned a great agricultural and mineral bonanza along Mexico's western coast, but Revolution (1910-1917) destroyed his dream. At this death, all the wheels on the two railroads he controlled, the Arizona Eastern and Ferrocarril Sud-Pacifico de Mexico, stopped for one minute in tribute. Randolph's caring and generous spirit spurred his employees to honor the faith and love he built in the hearts of his fellow men for more than a quarter-century after he died, August 22, 1921.
Marker Name: Southern Pacific Railroad Map
Type of history commemorated: Event
County: Pima
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
City of Tucson
Year placed: 2003
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