​Weimar Railroad Depot

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Marker No: 5742

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 29.707460, -96.779549

Marker Text: ​Weimar was founded in 1873 when T.W. Peirce, president of the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad, built a depot here on property of D. W. Jackson (1829-1904), Peirce and Jackson shared the profits from sale of town lots. Before coming of the railroad, transportation had posed a major problem for this area. Named for a German town that Peirce admired. Weimar quickly became a leading trade center. The first depot was replaced in 1925 by the present structure. In 1971 the Southern Pacific Railroad donated the building for use as the Weimar Public Library. (1977)

Location: 109 East Jackson Avenue, Weimar