In the early 1870s Red River City was a settlement in North Texas, just south of the Red River, which forms the border with the state of Oklahoma. With a population of about 50, it was served by a post office in 1873 and 1874.[1]
Red River City, Texas | |
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Ghost Town | |
  Red River City, Texas  Red River City, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 33°48′10″N 96°31′51″W / 33.80288°N 96.53083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Grayson County |
| Elevation | 541 ft (165 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 48-48181 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1377149, 4721947 |
In 1873 the Houston and Texas Central Railway line reached Red River City, where it connected with the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad. This junction formed an all-railroad route from the main cities of Texas to St. Louis, Missouri and the Eastern United States.[2] The railway crossed the Red River nearby over the Colbert Bridge, which was also completed in 1873, but destroyed by flooding that same year.[3] The line reopened with the second Colbert Bridge in 1892, but it too was destroyed by flooding in 1908.[4] The route was changed for the third bridge at Carpenters Bluff, which opened in 1910.[5]
Red River City subsequently became part of Denison, Texas in Grayson County.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ HART, BRIAN (June 15, 2010). "RED RIVER, TX". tshaonline.org.
- ^ Werner, George C. "HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL RAILWAY". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- ^ "Colbert Bridge (Original)". Bridgehunter.com.
- ^ "Colbert Bridge (2nd)". Bridgehunter.com.
- ^ "Carpenters Bluff Bridge". Bridgehunter.com.