Old Railroad Section House
Historical marker location:
Sand Hills section house. Built 1903 by Texas & Pacific Rwy., for one of its track foremen who were stationed every 20 miles along road.
Section houses in Permian Basin had water and human aid for men sand-bogged or stranded in storms.
(Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965.)
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