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[600 Block S. May - Dilley's Iron Foundry]

Illinois-native George Mansfield Dilley, the prominent railroad-building contractor who played an instrumental role in the expansion of railroads throughout Texas and the South, established this foundry in 1873, one year after the railroad arrived in Palestine. The George M. Dilley & Son Foundry, located adjacent to the I&GN tracks, at one time contained more than ten buildings. The enterprise manufactured some farm equipment and machinery, but its primary output was gray iron and brass casting… more

Date: 1875~

Partner: Palestine Public Library

[600 Block S. May - Dilley's Iron Foundry]

Date: 1875~

Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Charles Wesley Street]

Charles Wesley Street, 1835-1905.

Date: 1870~/1879~

Partner: Private Collection of Caroline R. Scrivner Richards

[Downtown Elkhart]

Photo of downtown Elkhart made before the town burned down.

Date: 1870~

Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Early "California Limited" entering Los Angeles]

One of the early "California Limiteds" entering the suburbs of Los Angeles, possibly dating from the late 1870's. The ten-wheeler, type 4-6-0, heading the train bears an original Santa Fe engine No. 54, indicative of ancient age. At the turn of the century the Santa Fe owned a large fleet of these locomotives: 478 ten-wheelers; these were versatile engines, known as "Jack of all Trades." However, no steam locomotives of this type were built to Santa Fe blueprints later than 1901. Observe the … more

Date: 1870~

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Elizabeth DeBarger McGuire Street]

Elizabeth DeBarger McGuire Street, 1856-1881. She died from tuberculosis at age 24.

Date: 1870~/1979~

Partner: Private Collection of Caroline R. Scrivner Richards

[A. Joost - Cheap Cash Store]

This is a photograph of the first building constructed on the courthouse square. It was located where number 601 East Lacy is now located, but it extended over approximately halfway into the lot of the current number 603. This was Alexander Joost's store, known after the Civil War as the "Cheap Cash Store". Joost was an immigrant from France who had an earlier store at Fort Houston. As soon as the site was located for the county seat of the new Anderson County, he bought land there and prepared… more

Date: 1875~

Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[A. Joost - Cheap Cash Store - 601 E Lacy]

Date: 1875~

Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Main Street - Elkhart]

Photo of Main Street, Elkhart.

Date: 1870~

Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Man posing with horse in front of a wrought iron fence]

Man posing with horse in front of a wrought iron fence.

Date: 1876

Creator: Centennial Photographic Co.

Partner: Private Collection of Caroline R. Scrivner Richards

[Nellie Ballentine Walker]

Nellie Ballentine Walker as a toddler. She was born February 27, 1872, the daughter of Albert A. and Margaret J. Walker. Albert Walker was a dentist in Paris.

Date: 1875~

Creator: Lynn, S.

Partner: Private Collection of Caroline R. Scrivner Richards

New Map of the State of Texas 1874

This is a map of the state of Texas from 1874. It was prepared for Morphis' History of Texas.

Date: 1874

Creator: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.

Partner: Old City Park

[Palestine Railroad Mansion]

Photo of what is commonly called a "Railroad Mansion". One of the large homes built by the magnates of the I&GN Railroad. It is not known where this house was located, but it was most likely south of the railroad tracks along S. Sycamore or S. Magnolia streets in Palestine.

Date: 1870~

Partner: Palestine Public Library