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Category : Houston (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Pocket Map with Facts and Figures about Houston, the Railroad, Manufacturing and Commercial Hub of Texas, the Empire State
Author: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
Author: John Albert SleicherPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901: Main part
Author: Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901: Place index
Author: City of Houston
Author: Graphic Maps of Houston, LimitedPublisher: Graphic Maps of Houston Limited
ISBN: 9781886741003
Category : Houston (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages :
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Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901: Date index
Author: Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901: Subject index
Author: New Map and Handy Guide to Houston
Author: Texas Map and Blue Printing CompanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Houston (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Folded Map Houston TX Regional
Author: Rand McNallyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780528007859
Category : Houston (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rails Around Houston
Author: Douglas L. WeiskopfPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738558844
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Several railroads were chartered by the Republic of Texas, but the first line built was the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado, which began construction near the Port of Houston Turning Basin in 1851. The BBB&C would become the oldest segment of the countryas first transcontinental railroad under sole ownership: the Southern Pacificas Sunset Route, connecting New Orleans and Los Angeles and completed in 1883. By the time oil was discovered near Beaumont in 1901, Houston was such a transportation hub that it became the heart of the petrochemical industry. Houston saw narrow-gauge lines, two interurban lines, light rail, and even a monorail. For many years, the chamber of commerce proudly proclaimed that Houston was the place awhere seventeen railroads meet the sea.a More than 30 beautiful trains with names like Sunset Limited, Sunbeam, Sam Houston Zephyr, Twin Star Rocket, Bluebonnet, Texas Rocket, and Texas Chief would serve three depots.