| Marker Number |
10793 |
| Atlas Number |
5201010793 |
| Marker Title |
Texas Railroads, C. S. A. |
| Index Entry |
Texas Railroads, C. S. A. |
| Address |
201 South Elm |
| City |
Tomball |
| County |
Harris |
| UTM Zone |
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| UTM Easting |
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| UTM Northing |
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| Subject Codes |
railroad; Civil War; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1964 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Location |
corner of S Elm St. and Market St., near Texas Railroading Heritage Museum at Tomball |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
27" x 42" with post |
| Marker Text |
Harris County was 1861 center for 492 miles of state railroads, with Texas & New Orleans going from here to Orange; Houston & Texas Central to Millican; Houston Tap & Brazoria to Columbia; Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado to Alleyton; and Galveston, Houston & Henderson to Galveston. At Hempstead on the H. & T. C., passengers took the Washington County R. R. to Brenham and from there went by stagecoach to Austin, the state capital. Eastern Texas R. R. went from Beaumont to Sabine Pass; Memphis, El Paso & Phoenix ran 5 miles out of Jefferson; and a "Southern Pacific" went to the Louisiana line from Marshall. Making junction with the San Antonio & Mexican Gulf which ran from Port Lavaca to Victoria was the 15-mile Indianola R. R. 1,000 troops guarded and maintained the T. & N. O. Other troops destroyed 2 lines to prevent their use in possible invasions. War ruined 7 roads, because overtaxed industry could not replace worn tracks, parts or rolling stock. By 1865 only the H. & T. C. and the G. H. & H. still ran trains, and their tracks and rolling stock were much in need of replacement. The railroads had met the challenge as they have in every war. |
