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| In December 1881 the Texas and Pacific Railway linked to the [[Southern Pacific Railroad|Southern Pacific Railroad]] in Sierra Blanca, [[Texas Genealogy|Texas]] to create the third [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad] line in the [[United States Genealogy|United States]] by connecting St. Louis (via Texarkana) to Los Angeles. Settlers were attracted to nearby communities because the railroads provided access to markets. Railroads encouraged settlement along their routes to help increase the need for their service. If an ancestor settled near a railroad, you may be able to trace their place of origin back to another place along the [[Image:T&P Marshall Texas Depot.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]tracks.
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| === Historical Background === | | === Historical Background === |
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| 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]].
| | In December 1881 the Texas and Pacific Railway linked to the Southern Pacific Railroad in Sierra Blanca, Texas to create the third transcontinental railroad line in the United States. |
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| === Settlers and Records ===
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| Settlers who used the Texas and Pacific Railway would most likely have come from [[Illinois Genealogy|Illinois]], [[Iowa, United States 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]].
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| No known passenger lists for the Texas and Pacific Railway exist.
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| === Route ===
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| A typical transcontinental route using the Texas and Pacific line included:
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| *St. Louis, [[Missouri, United States Genealogy|Missouri]]
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| *Texarkana, [[Arkansas, United States Genealogy|Arkansas]]
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| *Marshall, [[Texas Genealogy|Texas]]
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| *Dallas, Texas
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| *Fort Worth, Texas
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| *El Paso, Texas
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| *Deming,[[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexico]]
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| *Tucson, [[Arizona Genealogy|Arizona]]
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| *Yuma, Arizona
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| *Los Angeles, [[California, United States Genealogy|California]]
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| === Internet Links ===
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| *[http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/MHL/Station_view Texas and Pacific Railway Museum] - history
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| *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_and_Pacific_Railway Wikipedia - Texas and Pacific Railway] - timeline, legal disputes, land grants, land trust
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| === Sources ===
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| {{reflist}}<br>
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| {{Arizona|Arizona}}{{Arkansas|Arkansas}}{{California|California}}{{Louisiana|Louisiana}}{{Missouri|Missouri}}{{New Mexico|New Mexico}}{{Texas|Texas}}
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| [[Category:Migration_Routes|Texas and Pacific]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal|Texas and Pacific]] [[Category:US_Migration_Railroads|Texas and Pacific]] [[Category:Arizona Migration Routes]]
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| [[Category:Arkansas Migration Routes|Texas and Pacific]] | |
| [[Category:California Migration Routes|Texas and Pacific]]
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| [[Category:Louisiana Migration Routes|Texas and Pacific]] | |
| [[Category:Missouri Migration Routes|Texas and Pacific]]
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| [[Category:Oklahoma Migration Routes]]Texas and Pacific]]
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| [[Category:New Mexico Migration Routes]]
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| [[Category:Texas Migration Routes|Texas and Pacific]]
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