Texas railroad map 1880

Texas railroad map 1880. Courtesy of the Barker Texas History Center, The University of Texas at Austin By July of 1876, the rails of the I. 79 x 42. No scale indicated. David Rumsey Collection Thousands of Historical Maps and Atlases. Creation Information. General map, at top of sheet, covers the United States and shows the railroad network. R. png 1,558 × 1,001; 1. Morgan's steamship lines, the Texas and New Orleans, the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, and other railroads. , William J. Standard Time Map Transportation map of Texas (north). 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. 1874: 00945 "Texas New Yorker's" Railroad Map of Texas: view 1875 c. BLS Bulletin no. System Map in High Resolution MKT 1932 System Map 3 MKT 1951 System Map MKT 1961 System Map MKT 1966 System Map MKT 1978 System Map 1983 MKT – OKT Route Map from System Timetable MKT 1985 System Map MKT 1988 System Map 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. One Thing! This is an ugly map. Its first tracks were laid around Denison, a railroad town, and reached Waco in 1880 and San Antonio in 1901. 35 - Vintage Wall Art Railroad Map - Texas and New Orleans Railroad - Gentry 1860 - 23 x 32. This map is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2010 and was provided by the Midwestern State University to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. Texas became the 26th state in 1845. 35 - Vintage Wall Art Regular price From $36. 00; For-profit publication Additional Cover of an 1880-1 promotional pamphlet of the I. N-2-89. & G. Control of the Dayton-Goose Creek Ry. , Texas & New Orleans Railroad Co. Joseph, Missouri that follows the Platte River, connects to the "Proposed Central Pacific R. 64 MB Map of the States Traversed by the St. Pamphlets and documents documenting the history of Texas railroad lines such as Houston & Texas Central Railroad Co. R. Texas Railroad, The: The Scandalous And Violent History Of The International And Great Northern Railroad, 1866-1925. had reached a point near the existing town of Round Rock but to the southeast of the “Old Town” and Brushy Creek. jpg 4,438 × 2,598; 3. rail network grew from 52,900 in 1870 to 93,200 by 1880 (by region the Mid-Atlantic saw a 42% increase, the South 55%, the "Old Northwest" 70%, and the West 151%). May 6, 2024 · Map of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe 'Texas Midland Route' 1880 UTA. , Chicago. " Includes tables showing "Railroad construction in the United States" and "Railroad towns in Texas having a population of 1,000 and over". Description: 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. 1878 map showing the Texas and Pacific Railway in Texas Cover Art of Texas and Pacific Railway Passenger Timetable of July 1901. Hutchins, Francis Moore, Benjamin A. " [Texas & Pacific]. 52 MB Date: 1880; Map Crane County, state of Texas. 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 Map shows early twentieth century Texas counties, cities, and railroad lines. 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 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. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway 1882 UTA. ; Farm wages by state - 1880 This table is shown in a section of the book for wages on farms, and includes breakouts for blacksmiths, carpenters, machine makers, wheelwrights and shoemakers. 00138 Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railway: view 1880 c. In many ways, these maps represent the foundation of the GLO archival map holdings, as they tie directly into the original land grant documents that are also housed at the GLO. jpg 9,230 × 8,592; 13. Aug 22, 2024 · As Dr. 04 MB Apr 6, 2022 · The "Texas Midland Route". Cover of an 1880-1 promotional pamphlet of the I. K. Sources. It gives every sto 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. The merging of the Central with the Southern Pacific was the inspiration 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. 1876; 1881 Litho. Please choose a purchase option $50. 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. Allen) was built northwest from Railroad Street on the north bank of Buffalo Bayou. 1881: 00383 These historic county maps are cadastral (land ownership) maps, showing original surveys, usually made by virtue of a land grant, within a particular county in Texas. 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. However, the inherent graphical nature of the Public GIS Viewers and the volumes of data represented make accessibility more difficult. Map shows railroad connections throughout Texas, north to St. When you’re done May 14, 2020 · The Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company was one of the antebellum railroads of Texas. jpg 1,380 × 2,000; 3. Engraved by William P. March 3, 1871 - United States Congress grants a charter to the Texas Pacific Railroad Company 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). Also see historical maps from our collection. First section, the Central Pacific linked California with Ogden, Utah, in 1869. 55 [Image] Product ID: 102114 Map of the state of Texas showing parts of Mexico, Indian Territory (Okla Detailed map of the central United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, counties, cities and towns, roads, wagon trails, and the railroad network. , Texas & Pacific Railway Co. 1980. Scale not given. The railroad was commonly referred to as the Katy, after its stock exchange symbol: ‘the K-T’. to the Stockholders, for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 1898. " LC Land ownership maps, 950 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as A few maps are lithographs that were privately issued by railroad companies and title companies. Railroad Building in Texas; 1815 - 1880 Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877 Rise of Industrial America, 1876-1900 Overview 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 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 Map Group Information Full Atlas Title: Travis County 1880 Country/Location: Continent/Location: Texas Publish Date: 1880 Publisher: August Gast & Co. 1890 Medium: Wax engraving Condition: Excellent - light age toning, issued center fold Inches: 22 3/4 x 16 3/4 [Image] Centimeters: 57. S. 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. The Great Railroad Routes to the Pacific and their Connections: Image of map number 00390 is not available. , Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. Source: U. Buy Digital $50. Co. 00348 Map of the State of Texas: Image of map number 00348 is not available. Colored in bright blue, a circular rail system includes the "Proposed Central Pacific Rail Road" starting in St. Louis, Missouri, and west to Pueblo, Colorado. Austin, Texas, August 1889. Jan 28, 2016 · This 1880 map of Throckmorton County shows a large block of surveys that were located by the BBB&C Railroad Company as payment for laying miles of track. Cooper Collection. This historic map of Texas railways has been restored by KNOWOL. It includes an insert map of the connections in Texas and the population of the counties in Texas in 1880. College Station: Texas A&M Farm labor wages, 1880s. Ebenezer Allen of Galveston, Texas obtained the charter to establish a railroad company on March 11, 1848. This map does one thing: Railroads. 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. "Published in the statistical edition of the Galveston news, September 1st, 1883. The following are links to historical maps on other Web sites. An official, 1931 system map of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (Katy). Rosa and Charles Lubrecht's map of the United States in 1864 shows numerous proposed railway lines. Northrup and Company, New York. Map shows late nineteenth century Texas counties, county seats, railroads, ranches, springs, and notable geographical features. Cline, Wayne. Apr 4, 2017 · A new company, the International-Great Northern Railroad Company, was chartered on August 17, 1922. Stevens, William Marsh Rice, and William Van Alstyne. The Railroad Commission of Texas (Commission) is committed to making its website accessible to all users. Map Date: 1823 Map Locations: Texas, Mexico, California Map Description: One of the earliest maps of Mexico printed in the United States after Mexican Independence on August 24, 1821. Oct 27, 2017 · Between 1880 and early 1883 both the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio and the Texas and Pacific built across West Texas to El Paso, forming two transcontinental 1880-1881 Publisher: International and Great Northern Railroad. Other investors included Paul Bremond, Thomas William House, Sr. [2] Map shows railroad connections throughout Texas, north to St. 00. 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. Map overprinted in red to show railroads by number coded to list. 1823 State Map of Texas Territory showing Mexico and California. Lc copy imperfect: Holes and torn along fold lines. College Station: Texas A&M 1864: The American Continent. It's not a fancy, engraved, hand-colored map that shows every known detail of the topography, every road, and every town. Railroad Commission of Texas. 1:2,344,320; 1 in. 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. later achieving the presidency on January 26, 1880. Context. Reproductions of the restored map are available here. Railroad (chartered 1848 by E. represents approx. , a 25-mile line from Baytown, Texas, to connection with the T&NO at Dayton, Texas, was acquired through stock ownership on May 1, 1926; and in the same manner control of the 125-mile Texas Midland Railroad from Ennis to Paris, Texas, was acquired on April 1, 1928. Texas and Pacific route shown in orange color. Maybe that's a little harsh. 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. . Rebirth Of The Missouri Pacific, 1956-1984, The. 226. The Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, the Texas and Pacific Railway Company, and the International and Great Northern had worked together as a system through Gould holdings in each company rather than by any direct control by the Missouri Pacific. Cartographer:-- None Listed -- Scale: 1 inch = 50 miles Size: 38 cm x 52 cm Type of Map: railroad Format: color, engraved, lithographed, printed Language: 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 "Texas Midland Route". 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. May 14, 2020 · The Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company was one of the antebellum railroads of Texas. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. In July 1856, the G & RR linked Houston to Cypress, 26 miles, and on Sept. 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 Relief shown by hachures. 37 miles. Farm labor - Average hours per week and wages per day by state. Nov 22, 2016 · Images of Early Maps on the Web Links arranged by world region. Railroad building northwards into Oklahoma territory (it was not yet a state) was stalled by disputes over Native American land rights. The city of Houston, Texas was founded in 1836, near the banks of the Buffalo Bayou. Railroad Map - Texas and New Orleans Railroad - Gentry 1860 - 23 x 32. " near Great Salt Lake City, crosses the Sierras at Relief shown by hachures. 1981 Texas Railroad Map. 95 USD Title: Railroad and County Map of Texas Author: George F. Author's collection. &T. 17 1/4" x 35 3/4" Courtesy of the Bruce C. Cram Date: c. ) "NEW MAP OF THE AMERICAN OVERLAND ROUTE SHOWING ITS CONNECTIONS AND LAND GRANTS OF 30,000,000 ACRES. 1, 1856 changed its name to: Houston and Texas Central Railway (H & TC), with a 1880 map of the Houston and Texas Central Railway. Number Maps in the Atlas: 1 Source Institution Souce Media Original Document Texas Railroad Map. " [Enlarge Western Portion of Map] Rand, McNally & Co. Public GIS Viewers Accessibility. Miner, Craig H. 13 MB The American Railway Page 431(Railways US 1870). Shepherd, James H. Map is from Annual Report of the Directors of the Texas and Pacific Railway Co. Apr 6, 2003 · "New Map of the American Overland Route" February, 1881 (Click on each image below to enlarge. Main map shows western states and includes relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, township and ranges, counties, railroads, and proposed railroads. George Hilton notes in his book, "American Narrow Gauge Railroads," the railroad industry was nearing its "economic maturation" by the 1870's, a process virtually completed by the 1880's. Historic Railroad Map of Texas from 1876. The majority of railroad lines are labeled in red as "Tex. Buy Print $20. Scale ca. com) MKT 1880 System Map MKT 1896 System Map 1904 M. 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. Aug 22, 2024 · Despite these setbacks, historian John Stover notes in his book, "The Routledge Historical Atlas Of The American Railroads," the U. It shows all the railroads of Texas as they existed, or were being built in 1881. Transportation Division. Lexington: 2015. to promote immigration via the I&GN Railroad, this pamphlet map shows the extent of rail line growth by 1878 that connected the rest of the United This colorful pocket map of the United States shows the growing network of railroads throughout the country in the 1880s. Oct 18, 2023 · The legacy of the railroad endures, a testament to a pivotal period in American history. 499, p. N. Oklahoma is shown divided into Oklahoma and Indian Ter[ritory]. Pac. Possibly the first Texas Railroad Map 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 Jun 8, 2018 · Created in collaboration with Rand, McNally & Co. '''''}} |description = {{en|This promotional map of Texas, Indian Territory, and parts of surrounding states is quite unusual in its almost fluorescent coloration. back to 1720 and approximately 80,000 maps, sketches and plat Sacramento to Ogden, 1856-1869 – original construction dates of the Central Pacific Railroad route GIF version PDF version About the Collection. This line was chartered by the state of Kansas in 1859; the first 75 miles of line were not completed until 1871. Special emphasis is given to the rail lines in the central and southwestern United States, including the Missouri, Kansas & Texas; the Texas & Pacific; and the International and Great Northern railroads.