Wichita Falls Traction Company

    This company, founded by Frank
Kell and J. A. Kemp in 1909, played
a major role in Wichita Falls'
growth during the early 20th
Century. After purchasing undevel-
oped land between the city 
limits and Lake Wichita, the com-
pany stimulated demand for it
by building an electric streetcar
system to the area. With the 
new ease and speed of travel,
what formerly had been the
city's outskirts became a conve-
nient place to live. The city grew
rapidly along the streetcar route
and the company profited from
its real estate speculation. Buses
replaced the streetcars in 1933.
                                                               (1992)

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       The marker is located on 1100 Harrison, Wichita Falls, Texas 76301. 
      GPS coordinates: 33.893078, -98.501548

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     Former location of the marker (Harrison and Collins) shows part of the tracks that lead up to the marker.

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