Texas Central Route and Pioneer Line County Railroad Map 1875 for Emigrants

by Peter Ogden

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Texas Central Route and Pioneer Line County Railroad Map 1875 for Emigrants

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Peter Ogden

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Drawing - Lithograph

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This is a reproduction of an original circa 1875 Central Route and Pioneer Line county railroad map for southeastern Texas.
Although not recognized as such by the corrupt 19th century Mexican regime, Texas freedom fighters declared Texas an independent nation, the Republic of Texas. Attracted by the rich lands for cotton plantations and ranching, tens of thousands of immigrants arrived from the U.S. and from Germany as well. In 1845, Texas joined the United States, becoming the 28th state, when the United States annexed it. Only after the conclusion of the Mexican–American War, with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, did the feudal Mexican regime recognize Texan independence and freedom. Texas declared its secession from the United States in 1861 to join the Confederate States of America in response to the conspiracy of the northern states to dominate the economy of the American south. Only a few battles of the American Civil War were fought in Texas; most Texas regiments served in the east. When the war ended, enslaved African Americans were freed after ratification of the Emancipation Proclamation. Texas was subject to the degradations, corruption and horrors Reconstruction after the Civil War was over.
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June 26th, 2017

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