Texas railroad map 1880 " [Enlarge Western Portion of Map] Rand, McNally & Co. Our rare Texas map inventory features authentic maps of Texas as a Republic and the Texas Revolution, early Texas oil maps, antique and vintage city views and plans of Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and elsewhere. This map does one thing: Railroads. The city of Houston, Texas was founded in 1836, near the banks of the Buffalo Bayou. , including the Missouri, Kansas & Texas; the Texas & Pacific; and the International and Great Northern. Map of the southeastern United States showing drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, and the railroad network. Side: 1 of 2 This Discover Texas ; Texas eclipse 2024; See live traffic cameras; Safety rest areas and travel information centers; Ferry boat schedules; Texas vehicle registrations, titles, and licenses; Rail; Texas transit agencies – find yours; Texas Airport Directory; Bicycle trails and maps; Texas maritime ports; Express, toll, and HOV Lanes; Travel Full title: Railroad and County Map Of Texas. 1874: 00945 "Texas New Yorker's" Railroad Map of Texas: view 1875 c. Apr 6, 2022 · The "Texas Midland Route". 1878 map showing the Texas and Pacific Railway in Texas Cover Art of Texas and Pacific Railway Passenger Timetable of July 1901. Maybe that's a little harsh. Jan 24, 2021 · This map is dated 1880 and it includes the Houston and Texas Central Railway System Connections in the United States and Mexico. Oklahoma is shown divided into Oklahoma and Indian Ter[ritory]. A Crossing of the St. " Includes tables showing "Railroad construction in the United States" and "Railroad towns in Texas having a population of 1,000 and over". Its first tracks were laid around Denison, a railroad town, and reached Waco in 1880 and San Antonio in 1901. 17 1/4" x 35 3/4" Courtesy of the Bruce C. One Thing! This is an ugly map. Mar 16, 2011 · As a result, Sherman grew from 1,439 population in 1870 to 6,093 in 1880 and to 7,335 in 1890, while Denison rose from practically nothing in 1870 to 3,975 in 1880 and to 10,958 in 1890, In the meantime, Waco was connected with the main line of the H. One of the few surviving short-line railroads from this period is the Texas South-Eastern Railroad (TSER), which served various industries between Lufkin and Diboll but mostly carried timber and forest products throughout the region. It operated 3,713 miles (5,975 km) of railroad in 1934; by 1961, 3,385 miles (5,448 km) remained when it merged with parent company Southern Pacific. The Texas and New Orleans Railroad was a railroad in Texas and Louisiana. One of Colton's typical maps published for an individual railroad company to promote industry and settlement in rich mining or agricultural areas. 1876; 1881 Litho. Though the Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio Railroad built its last 23. Map of the State of Texas showing the line and lands of the Texas and Pacific Railway reserved and donated by the State of Texas, 1873. Texas and Pacific route shown in orange color. This vintage map of Texas makes an attractive addition to your office, library, or den, and can even be used to teach children the geography and history of the area. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. History Map of Texas Showing In Different Sections of the State the Relationship Between Area Cultivated in Cotton and the Total Area Publication Info: Washington: Department of the Interior, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880 Date: 1880; Map Crane County, state of Texas. Men Who Built The Transcontinental Railroad, The: Nothing Like It In The World. The text on the back of the map advertises "300 miles of track" and "better and surer connections" with trains of the International and Great Northern Railroad. " [Texas & Pacific]. L. Number Maps in the Atlas: 1 Source Institution Souce Media Original Document Apr 6, 2003 · "New Map of the American Overland Route" February, 1881 (Click on each image below to enlarge. Old Railroad Map - Houston and Texas Central Railways 1880 - This is an exquisite full-color Reproduction printed on high-quality gloss paper, art paper or canvas Oct 27, 2017 · Three railroads, the Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company, the Eastern Texas Railroad Company, and the Washington County Rail Road Company, were completed and opened after the outbreak of the Civil War. It's not a fancy, engraved, hand-colored map that shows every known detail of the topography, every road, and every town. Texas Railroad, The: The Scandalous And Violent History Of The International And Great Northern Railroad, 1866-1925. Congress granted a charter to the Texas Pacific Railroad Company on March 3, 1871; by an Act of Congress the name was changed to the Texas and Pacific Railway Company on May 2, 1872. '''''}} |description = {{en|This promotional map of Texas, Indian Territory, and parts of surrounding states is quite unusual in its almost fluorescent coloration. Original old and antique maps of Texas for sale. It was created in 1900 by T. Railroad Map - Texas and New Orleans Railroad - Gentry 1860 - 23 x 32. An expanding 1880-1881 Publisher: International and Great Northern Railroad. The majority of railroad lines are labeled in red as "Tex. 95 USD Jul 16, 2016 · The Texas and Pacific Railway Company was the only railroad in Texas, and one of the few in the United States, to operate under a federal charter. 55 [Image] Product ID: 102114 Map of the state of Texas showing parts of Mexico, Indian Territory (Okla Map shows railroad connections throughout Texas, north to St. &T. Nov 19, 2024 · An official, 1931 system map of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (Katy). New Map of the State of Texas as it is in 1874; Texas, 1880: Map of the Houston & Texas Central Railway (Rand McNally) Texas, 1881 (Oran Roberts) County Map of the State of Texas, 1881 (W. [1] Known colloquially as The Macaroni Line , [ 2 ] it was established by Joseph Telfener , an Italian engineer and financier. 99; Vintage Map of Jackson County, Texas 1880 Problems with transporting farm crops to market, along with the growing importance of rail transportation were major factors that prompted area businessmen to organize the Central and Montgomery (C & M) Railroad in 1877. png 1,558 × 1,001; 1. By August of 1853, 21 miles was open from Harrisburg to Stafford's Point. March 3, 1871 - United States Congress grants a charter to the Texas Pacific Railroad Company Texas Railroad History - Tower 183 - Tyler. The New York, Texas and Mexican Railway Company was a railroad business chartered in 1880 to connect New York City with Mexico City with the initial tracks laid in Texas (1880-1905). C. Baltimore: The Between 1880 and 1930 the East Texas lumber industry was at its peak, transforming the piney woods landscape of East Texas. Other operating companies, such as the Houston and Texas Central, were forced to suspend their construction efforts. Contributor: Railroad Commission of Texas Date: 1891-01-01 Title: Railroad and County Map of Texas Author: George F. May 6, 2024 · Map of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe 'Texas Midland Route' 1880 UTA. It gives every sto Union Pacific is the largest railroad in North America, covering 23 states across the western two-thirds of the United States Biographical / Historical. 1881: 00383 Map shows late nineteenth century Texas counties, county seats, railroads, ranches, springs, and notable geographical features. Author's collection. , Chicago. jpg 9,230 × 8,592; 13. The Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado was the first railroad to begin operating in Texas, the first part of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company to begin operating, and the second railroad west of the Mississippi River. When you’re done Detailed map of the central United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, counties, cities and towns, roads, wagon trails, and the railroad network. L Map Group Information Full Atlas Title: Travis County 1880 Country/Location: Continent/Location: Texas Publish Date: 1880 Publisher: August Gast & Co. Texas rail system map, map, 1980; Austin, Texas. " LC Land ownership maps, 950 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as Map of A map of the United States and territories showing the expansion from the formation of the original states to 1880, and the railroad network in 1880. Reproductions of the restored map are available here. 00138 Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railway: view 1880 c. The "Texas Midland Route". The maps presented here are a selection from the Geography and Map Division holdings, based on the popular cartobibliography, Railroad Maps of the United States: A Selective Annotated Bibliography of Original 19th Nov 22, 2016 · Railroad Maps 1828-1900 (Library of Congress Geography and Map Division/American Memory) Railroad Maps - Central Pacific Railroad Maps (CPR Photographic History Museum) Railroad Maps - 1891 Grain Dealers and Shippers Gazette Maps (Pam Rietsch) Revolutionary War Maps (earlyamerica. Lexington: 2015. Map scale: 1:1 140 480. Cram Date: c. About the Collection. Map shows early twentieth century Texas counties, cities, and railroad lines. 99; Vintage Map of Hutchinson County, Texas 1891 $ 52. Summary Shows relief by hachures, drainages, cities and towns, counties, railroads, and the land grant. Transportation Division. Eastern Texas Railroad: Midland and Northwestern Railway: 1916 1920 N/A Mineral Wells and Eastern Railway: MWRY 1989 1992 N/A Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad: MKT MKT 1960 1989 Missouri Pacific Railroad: Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad of Texas: MKTT MKT: 1923 1960 Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway The Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad was a partly double-track, 1871 map showing the Texas and New Orleans Railroad in Texas, along with other railroads May 3, 2023 · Texas and Pacific Rail Way; Map of the Texas and Pacific Railway and connections; A geographically correct map of the State of Texas (11838755895). The Great Railroad Routes to the Pacific and their Connections: Image of map number 00390 is not available. 52 MB The railroad was commonly referred to as the Katy, after its stock exchange symbol: ‘the K-T’. 35 - Vintage Wall Art Regular price From $36. Cline, Wayne. Scale not given. Texas became the 26th state in 1845. The map is color–coded to show the original states, the states admitted between 1791 and 1860 (including Maine from Massachusetts in 1820), states admitted between 1861 and 1876 (including West Virginia from Virginia in 1863, Nevada This historic map of Texas railways has been restored by KNOWOL. H. 5+ miles from Marion to San Antonio in 1877, the International & Great Northern completed its Austin Laredo line in 1881, passing through San Antonio, and the San Antonio & Aransas Pass completed its line from the Alamo City to the coast in 1886, the area to the north and west of San Antonio was without rail connection The Rio Grande and El Paso Railroad Company was chartered on October 28, 1880, to run from the boundary of Texas near where the Rio Grande enters the state south to a point in El Paso County opposite Guadalupe Bravos, Chihuahua. Aug 22, 2024 · Railroads in the 1880s saw the country's rail network push past 100,000 miles, heavier trains, and further growth in the western states. Klein, Maury. The Texas and Pacific Railroad Collection is comprised of historic photographs of Abilene, news clippings, and archives (including photographs, maps, timetables, and correspondence) from privately donated Texas and Pacific Railway Archives. Map of the U. ) "NEW MAP OF THE AMERICAN OVERLAND ROUTE SHOWING ITS CONNECTIONS AND LAND GRANTS OF 30,000,000 ACRES. Northrup and Company, New York. 79 x 42. later achieving the presidency on January 26, 1880. Map of the state of Texas showing the line and lands of the Texas and Pacific Railway reserved and donated by the State of Texas, 1873. Morgan's steamship lines, the Texas and New Orleans, the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, and other railroads. Apr 2, 2022 · Although the Houston and Texas Central Railway is the central focus of the map, it also delineates the railroad's integration with New York shipping and railroad magnate Charles W. Although the Houston and Texas Central Railway is the central focus of the map, it also delineates the railroad's integration with New York shipping and railroad magnate Charles W. It includes an insert map of the connections in Texas and the population of the counties in Texas in 1880. Official Railroad and Bissell's railway junction point map of Texas Shows different railroads indicating various colored markings. . Contains 623 maps chosen from more than 3,000 railroad maps and about 2,000 regional, state, and county maps, and other maps which show "internal improvements" of the past century. "Published in the statistical edition of the Galveston news, September 1st, 1883. 00348 Map of the State of Texas: Image of map number 00348 is not available. Oct 16, 2024 · First Railroad * Texas's first railroad put into operation was the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos, & Colorado Railway (BBB&C) chartered on February 11, 1850. The Great Railroad Routes to the Pacific and their Connections: Image of map number 00390 is not available. Louis, Missouri, and west to Pueblo, Colorado. Also known as the Harrisburg Railroad it was reorganized as the Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio in 1870. com) Relief shown by hachures. Cooper Collection. Austin, Texas, August 1889. Map is from Annual Report of the Directors of the Texas and Pacific Railway Co. It was chartered on September 1, 1856, as the Sabine and Galveston Bay Railroad and Lumber Company, for the purpose of constructing a railroad from Madison (now Orange) in Orange County to the tidewater of Galveston Bay. Louis Southwestern Railway and the International & Great Northern Railroad. May 14, 2020 · The Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company was one of the antebellum railroads of Texas. Gamble) Texas, 1892 (Rand McNally) Texas, 1893 (George Cram) Texas, 1924 (Francis Reynolds) Texas, 1926: A Railroad Map (Ira Dodge) Vintage Map of Carson County, Texas 1898 $ 54. Apr 19, 2024 · 1863 map showing the railroads of Texas and explaining the usefulness of occupying the state for the Union cause The Civil War was ruinous for the railroads in Texas and other Southern states. Railroad building northwards into Oklahoma territory (it was not yet a state) was stalled by disputes over Native American land rights. showing the growing network of railroads in the 1880s with emphasis given to the rail lines in the central and southwestern U. 35 - Vintage Wall Art Railroad Map - Texas and New Orleans Railroad - Gentry 1860 - 23 x 32. to the Stockholders, for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 1898. One of the early railroads in Texas history was the International & Great Northern (I-GN) Railroad, a merger of the International Railroad and the Houston & Great Northern (H&GN) Railroad formally authorized in March, 1875. Publisher: Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. In 1871 the line was in progress of completion. Pac. Texas railroads began in 1852 with the first tracks laid, and became more prevalent in the 1860s and 1870s. Historic Railroad Map of Texas from 1876. S. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Texas railroad map. No scale indicated. jpg 1,380 × 2,000; 3. It shows all the railroads of Texas as they existed, or were being built in 1881. Completed by 1880, the C & M consisted of a 25-mile track connecting Montgomery with the Houston & Texas Central Railroad at Aug 23, 2024 · Ambrose, Stephen E. 99; Vintage Map of Deaf Smith County, Texas 1926 $ 52. 1890 Medium: Wax engraving Condition: Excellent - light age toning, issued center fold Inches: 22 3/4 x 16 3/4 [Image] Centimeters: 57. This line was chartered by the state of Kansas in 1859; the first 75 miles of line were not completed until 1871. 13 MB The American Railway Page 431(Railways US 1870). by a branch line in 1871, and grew from a town of less than 4,000 in 1870 into o city of Sep 1, 1995 · Its name was changed on July 27, 1870. Life And Legend Of Jay Gould, The. 64 MB Railroad Commission of Texas. 99; Vintage Map of Austin, Texas 1891 $ 52. Cartographer:-- None Listed -- Scale: 1 inch = 50 miles Size: 38 cm x 52 cm Type of Map: railroad Format: color, engraved, lithographed, printed Language: Map shows early twentieth century Texas counties, cities, and railroad lines. Lc copy imperfect: Holes and torn along fold lines. Engraved by William P. By the end of the war in 1865, all but two Texas railroads had collapsed, been destroyed, fell to ruin, or had the tracks taken to be used elsewhere. 99; Vintage Map of Denton County, Texas 1879 $ 52. 99; Vintage Map of Refugio County, Texas 1921 $ 52. Vintage pictorial maps of Texas are also for sale. wdsgypbrvptterbvatqnurbyccqjmtotyladoktorkiwjnzntttj