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=== Historical Background === | === Historical Background === | ||
The Texas and Pacific Railway started in Marshall, [[Texas Genealogy|Texas]] and built track from Texarkana, [[Arkansas, United States Genealogy|Arkansas]] to Dallas, Texas in 1873. The Texarkana terminal was important because it gave the T&P access to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis,_Iron_Mountain_and_Southern_Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern] tracks to St. Louis, [[Missouri, United States Genealogy|Missouri]] and much larger markets. T&P extented their tracks to Fort Worth, Texas in 1876. In a burst in 1881 their tracks connected to the tracks of the [[Southern Pacific Railroad|Southern Pacific Railroad from California]] at Sierra Blanca, Texas, creating the third transcontinental service in the United States. The next year, 1882, T&P built into New Orleans, [[Louisiana Genealogy|Louisiana]].<ref>"History" in ''Texas and Pacific Railroad Museum'' at www.marshalldepot.org/History.htm (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref> Texas and Pacific also came to control many tracks in [[Oklahoma Genealogy|Oklahoma]]. | The Texas and Pacific Railway started in Marshall, [[Texas Genealogy|Texas]] and built track from Texarkana, [[Arkansas, United States Genealogy|Arkansas]] to Dallas, Texas in 1873. The Texarkana terminal was important because it gave the T&P access to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis,_Iron_Mountain_and_Southern_Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern] tracks to St. Louis, [[Missouri, United States Genealogy|Missouri]] and much larger markets. T&P extented their tracks to Fort Worth, Texas in 1876. In a burst in 1881 their tracks connected to the tracks of the [[Southern Pacific Railroad|Southern Pacific Railroad from California]] at Sierra Blanca, Texas, creating the third transcontinental service in the United States. The next year, 1882, T&P built into New Orleans, [[Louisiana Genealogy|Louisiana]].<ref>"History" in ''Texas and Pacific Railroad Museum'' at www.marshalldepot.org/History.htm (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref> Texas and Pacific also came to control many tracks in [[Oklahoma, United States Genealogy|Oklahoma]]. | ||
=== Settlers and Records === | === Settlers and Records === | ||
Settlers who used the Texas and Pacific Railway would most likely have come from [[Illinois Genealogy|Illinois]], [[Iowa Genealogy|Iowa]], [[Missouri, United States Genealogy|Missouri]], [[Arkansas, United States Genealogy|Arkansas]], [[Louisiana Genealogy|Louisiana]], [[Oklahoma Genealogy|Oklahoma]], or [[Texas Genealogy|Texas]]. They most likely would have settled in [[Texas Genealogy|Texas]], [[Oklahoma Genealogy|Oklahoma]], [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexico]], [[Arizona Genealogy|Arizona]], or [[California, United States Genealogy|California]]. | Settlers who used the Texas and Pacific Railway would most likely have come from [[Illinois Genealogy|Illinois]], [[Iowa Genealogy|Iowa]], [[Missouri, United States Genealogy|Missouri]], [[Arkansas, United States Genealogy|Arkansas]], [[Louisiana Genealogy|Louisiana]], [[Oklahoma, United States Genealogy|Oklahoma]], or [[Texas Genealogy|Texas]]. They most likely would have settled in [[Texas Genealogy|Texas]], [[Oklahoma, United States Genealogy|Oklahoma]], [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexico]], [[Arizona Genealogy|Arizona]], or [[California, United States Genealogy|California]]. | ||
No known passenger lists for the Texas and Pacific Railway exist. | No known passenger lists for the Texas and Pacific Railway exist. | ||
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