Citizens Fight for Texas Depot
Readers seek help for preservation emergencies
/ Mar. 12, 2002
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(Shane Hopkins)
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Dear Preservation 911,
I am writing to you asking for help in getting broader
support to save what remains of the Trinity and Brazos Valley
Railroad Depot in Cleburne, Tex.
The depot was built in 1903 and mostly destroyed
by fire in 1985. Only four walls remain of what was once one of
five depots in a railroad town. Since 1994 we have been moving
toward building a working railroad museum and restoring a 1919
steam locomotive, the Santa Fe No. 3417. For more information,
visit www.santafe3417.org.
In October, the current owner of the depot purchased
it at our request. Since then we have been in running battles
with city officials and council members, including the mayor,
who want to tear down this depot.
What we are requesting in this time of emergency
is that e-mails supporting the depot's preservation be sent to
the assistant
city manager and to me.
This will help city officials know that people nationwide as well
as in their own backyard are watching. We have exhausted all avenues,
and only a miracle will help now.
Help us if you can. Thanks.
Sincerely,
Shane Hopkins
Santa Fe No. 3417 Historical Foundation
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