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The original plan was for a line extending north from Wichita Falls through Indian Territory to Englewood, Kansas. [1] Toward that goal, two companies were chartered: the Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway Company of Texas on September 26, 1906, to construct the seventeen-mile stretch from Wichita Falls to the Red River, and a few days later the Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway ...
The Wichita Falls and Oklahoma Railway Company (WF&OR) was incorporated October 23, 1903, with its headquarters at Wichita Falls. [1] Its mission was to build a twenty-mile railway from Wichita Falls to the Oklahoma border, and specifically to a point in the northwest corner of Clay County, Texas on the south bank of the Red River near Byers, Texas. [1]
Wichita Falls Railway: MKT: 1894 1969 Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad: Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway of Texas: MKT: 1906 1923 Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad: Wichita Falls and Oklahoma Railway: CB&Q: 1903 1942 N/A Wichita Falls, Ranger and Fort Worth Railroad: MKT: 1919 1940 Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad: Wichita Falls and ...
Prior to closure, [1] the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum was a railroad museum in Wichita Falls, Texas. It was founded in 1980 to establish a museum of railroad, streetcar, and pioneer history. [ 2 ] Starting its existence in the town's historic Depot Square, it changed locations over time, but had since 1992 been located back in Depot Square.
The Lawton, Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway Company (LWF&NW) was incorporated around 1906 under the laws of Oklahoma Territory. [1] [2] The incorporators were J.M. Bellamy of Lawton, Will R. Waller of Oklahoma City, J.L. Conner and G.A. Rodgers of St. Louis, and C.P. Hoffs of Kansas City, with Bellamy as President [2] [1] The stated purpose of the line was to build a railway from Lawton ...
The Wichita Falls Parks and Recreation Department’s annual City Lights Trolley Tour will run Dec. 12 through 14.
Its former location, one of the most historic buildings still standing in Wichita Falls, became the Kemp Center for the Arts. After a long a varied history, 10th and Indiana has earned its peace ...
"Wichita Falls". Texas Archive of the Moving Image. Austin, TX. Items related to Wichita Falls, Texas, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America) "United States - Texas - Wichita County - Wichita Falls". Portal to Texas History. Denton: University of North Texas Libraries. 20 July 2023. Wichita County Historical Commission