Rock Island Depot (Chickasha, Oklahoma)

Chickasha
Chickasha
Former Rock Island Line passenger rail station
General information
Location	Chickasha Ave.; Chickasha, Oklahoma
Coordinates	35°03′07″N 97°55′55″W / 35.05194°N 97.93194°W
History
Opened	June 16, 1911
Services
	Rock Island Depot
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.	85000699
Added to NRHP	March 29, 1985

Chickasha station is a former railway station in Chickasha, Oklahoma.

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (or Rock Island for short) established a station at Chichasha initially out of a boxcar.^[1] The first "permanent" station on the site was a very rudimentary barn-like building.^[2] The Rock Island initiated a series of upgrades along their line in Oklahoma beginning in 1910. This included yard improvements as well as new depots along the line.^[3] The new station building at Chichasha opened on June 16, 1911.^[4] The station would also serve as the terminus of the Chickasha Street Railway, a streetcar line, between 1910 and 1927.^[5]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 1985, at which time it was still in use for railroad operations.

References

^ Finck & Majors 2012, p. 19.
^ "Two new depots". The Lindsay News. Lindsay, Oklahoma. September 30, 1910. p. 5. Retrieved April 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "May start on R. I. depot next month". The Lawton Daily News. Lawton, Oklahoma. December 16, 1910. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved April 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Chickasha's new depot opened with ceremony". The Chickasha Daily Journal. Chickasha, Oklahoma. June 17, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved April 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Finck & Majors 2012, pp. 23, 25.

Bibliography

Finck, Dr. James W.; Majors, Gennifer; Grady County Historical Society; University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and the (2012). Chickasha. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738591797.

[FOOTNOTEFinckMajors201219-1] Finck & Majors 2012, p. 19.

[2] "Two new depots". The Lindsay News. Lindsay, Oklahoma. September 30, 1910. p. 5. Retrieved April 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "May start on R. I. depot next month". The Lawton Daily News. Lawton, Oklahoma. December 16, 1910. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved April 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Chickasha's new depot opened with ceremony". The Chickasha Daily Journal. Chickasha, Oklahoma. June 17, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved April 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[FOOTNOTEFinckMajors201223,_25-5] Finck & Majors 2012, pp. 23, 25.

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