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=== Historical Background === | === Historical Background === | ||
The Texas and Pacific Railway started in Marshall, Texas and built track from Texarkana to Dallas in 1873. The Texarkana terminal was important because it gave the T&P access to the St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern tracks to St. Louis and much larger markets. T&P extented their tracks to Fort Worth in 1876. In a burst in 1881 their tracks connected to the tracks of the 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.<ref>"History" in ''Texas and Pacific Railroad Museum'' at www.marshalldepot.org/History.htm (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref> | The Texas and Pacific Railway started in Marshall, Texas and built track from Texarkana to Dallas in 1873. The Texarkana terminal was important because it gave the T&P access to the St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern tracks to St. Louis and much larger markets. T&P extented their tracks to Fort Worth in 1876. In a burst in 1881 their tracks connected to the tracks of the 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.<ref>"History" in ''Texas and Pacific Railroad Museum'' at www.marshalldepot.org/History.htm (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref> | ||
=== Settlers and Records === | |||
Settlers who used the Texas and Pacific Railway would most likely have come from Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, or Texas. They most likly would have settled in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, or California. | |||
No known passenger lists for the Texas and Pacific Railway exist. | |||
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