Waurika station
Waurika | |||||||||||
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| Former Rock Island Line passenger rail station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 105 S. Meridian Waurika, Oklahoma | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°09′46″N 97°59′57″W / 34.16278°N 97.99917°W | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1912 | ||||||||||
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Rock Island Passenger Station | |||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 02000173 | ||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | March 13, 2002 | ||||||||||
Waurika station is a former railway station in Waurika, Oklahoma, United States. It opened for service on August 20, 1912 by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.[1] The Wichita Falls and Oklahoma Railway (subsidiary of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad) additionally utilized the depot when their tracks reached Waurika in 1923.[2] It was used by the railroad until 1980 and sold to the city in 1984.[3] The building was rehabilitated between 1987 and 1990 to be converted to a community space.[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 2002.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "New Rock Island Depot". The Enid Morning News. Enid, Oklahoma. August 21, 1912. p. 6. Retrieved April 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Where the Empire Builders "Carry On"". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. March 4, 1923. p. D3. Retrieved April 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ruth, Kent (February 23, 1989). "Window on the Past". Sequoyah County Times. Sallisaw, Oklahoma. p. B-6. Retrieved April 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Remodeled Waurika Depot to Open; St. Gregory's Shows African Art". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 30, 1990. p. 29. Retrieved April 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hopper, Toni (April 26, 2004). "Waurika depot on track". Sapulpa Daily Herald. Sapulpa, Oklahoma. p. 11. Retrieved April 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1912
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma
- Former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad stations
- Former Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad stations
- Former railway stations in Oklahoma
- Transportation buildings and structures in Jefferson County, Iowa
- National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Oklahoma