Bullard, Texas

Smith/Cherokee County

COTTON BELT ROUTE HEARLD

SSW Bullard, Texas Depot (1952)

Railroad:

St. Louis & Southwestern

Location:

Flat Creek Ranch
Off Of Farm-To-Market Road 2493 South - Bullard, Texas (1999)

On Original Site:

No

Currently Used:

Privatly Owned, Used For Storage On Ranch
To Be Moved Back Into the City Of Bullard

Photographer:

Michael G. Ellis - Jacksonville, Texas
Roberta Niesz Collection - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Black & White Photo Unknown At This Time.

Other Notes:

"This depot is in good condition. The depot was moved here in 1973 from downtown Bullard by the late owner Jack Boles. It was used as an ranch office and feed storage. The current owner has annouce that this depot building is for sale."

UPDATE: Dec 16, 1999:
The City Of Bullard, Mayor B.J. Lansford, The Bullard Chamber of Commerce and the Tyler Tap Chapter of the Cotton Belt Historical Society have made contact with the owners of the depot. The owners donated the depot to the city as a "gift". Bullard will be moving the depot back to downtown Bullard sometime by the spring or summer of 2000.

More details to follow as soon as I hear them.....

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