The Texas and Pacific Railway Connecting Texas with California featured-selections By 1907 a second jetty

By 1907 a second jetty had been installed

In November of 1835

raising over a quarter of a million dollars to help fund what became the Independent and Sovereign Republic of Texas after Houston's Victory at San Jacinto on April 21st

including Sam Houston

The Texas and Pacific Railway Connecting Texas with California featured-selections By 1907 a second jettyThe 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, granted in 1871. The Texas and Pacific was given the right to lay track from Marshall, Texas, to San Diego, California and played a crucial role in the expansion of the vital young state. Texas fascinated people across the United States and overseas looking for new opportunities and a chance for a better