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Downtown Train
This old locomotive is now parked at the Temple Railroad & Heritage Museum, but on a day in 2000 it was transported across town by truck. On Sept. 21, 2000, the locomotive now resting behind the Santa Fe Depot, was moved by a housemoving company from a location near Gober Party House.
Shhhh! A library story
Temple’s Carnegie Library was a centerpiece of learning, but unfortunately it was only here for about 14 years before burning to the ground. Six years later, the library was back but it moved frequently for decades. One of the stops for the Temple library between 1918 and 1964 was the Municipal Building, now usually referred to as City Hall.
Destination: Temple
People are flocking to Temple for food, fun, fishing and medical treatments. Despite a need for additional hotels and convention space, visitors spent more than $161 million in the city last year. However, with limited hotel and convention space, she says the city is turning away business.
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