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Marshall:
All Aboard.
Railroad, African American Legacies Are Hubs
of Northeast Texas City's Heritage
The railroad brought prosperity and growth to many This grow
Texas towns, but it delivered a different brand of cargo to officials to bol
Marshall. Beyond the usual goods and services that nurtured Texas and Pac
a developing community, the railroad's presence in Marshall in 1871 to loc
played a role in a distinctively educated population and a offices in Mar:
lasting cultural legacy. offer, and the
Marshall's geographic location in far northeast Texas financial boos
provided a strategic connection to the region's active The T&P
steamboat traffic and emerging railroad lines from points Marshall shop
east. As early as 1858, steamboat passengers arriving at including a ro
Swanson's Landing on the tower. The she
southern shores of nearby operations, fr
Caddo Lake could catch rail cars, and t
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The railroad brought money,
settlers, and supplies to Marshall,
making it one of the largest and
wealthiest towns in East Texas,
according to the Handbook of
Texas Online. By the 1870s, the
community boasted an impressive
group of lawyers, political leaders,
and educators, earning it the
nickname "The Athens of Texas."
th and prosperity prompted Harrison County
dly bolster the city's profile by offering the
ific Railway (T&P) a $300,000 bond subsidy
:ate its manufacturing shops and administrative
shall. T&P President Jay Gould accepted the
town received an immediate population and
t from the influx of railroad workers.
's extensive operations became known as the
)s, a 66-acre complex comprised of 57 buildings
undhouse, car shops, warehouse, and water
)ps were responsible for all aspects of the T&P's
om building and repairing locomotive parts,
:racks to housing corporate offices for land
charters, and contracts.
s a large-scale operation that had a significant
Marshall and Harrison County," said T&P
ay Museum spokesman Sam Cundiff. "In fact,
t one point in time, nearly a third of the city's
workforce was employed by the railroad in
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