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Allen Water Station
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Allen Water Station | |
 Stone dam at Allen Water Station in 2012 | |
  Allen Water Station  Allen Water Station | |
| Location | N. of Exchange Pkwy on Cottonwood Creek, Allen, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 33°7′6″N 96°39′56″W / 33.11833°N 96.66556°W |
| Area | 5.7 acres (2.3 ha) |
| Built by | Houston & Texas Central RR Co., Southern Pacific RR |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000980[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 3, 2009 |
The Allen Water Station is a district of structures in Allen, Texas representing different items built in the 1870s by the Houston and Texas Central Railroad at the Allen Depot water stop.[2] The site includes six contributing structures: the Water Station site, the 1874 Dam, a section of railroad tracks and bed, a 1910 railroad bridge, and the ruins of the water tank and pumping facility.[3][4]
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References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Allen Railroad Dam - Allen Water Station". Collin County, Texas, History. Collin County History.
- ^ "Allen Water Station, Allen, Collin County, Texas ~ NRHP Nomination Form" (PDF). Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. October 23, 2009.
- ^ "Stone Dam at Allen Station" [Allen in Collin County, Texas - The American South (West South Central)]. HMDB.org. The Historical Marker Database.
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