The following content is provided as supplemental materials for the Arkansas State Archives Railroad development lesson plan.
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Arkansas Gazette editorial, February 11, 1885
Editorial in the Arkanss Gazette discussing the benefits that Arkansas has enjoyed because of the railroads.
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Arkansas and Its Resources pamphlet
Pamphlet from the Missouri Pacific Railroad advertising Arkansas's natural and financial resources.
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Arkansas Gazette editorial, April 20, 1880
Editorial discussing how beneficial a railroad would be to Woodruff County, Arkansas.
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"Our Railroads," Arkansas Gazette article
Editorial from the Arkansas Gazette arguing that the railroads are beneficial and the government should aid railroad development.
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Letter from John B. Davis to Col. A.S. Livermore
John B. Davis
Letter from John B. Davis to Col. A.S. Livermore discussing the advantages of doing business by railroad instead of by boat.
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Letter from B. H. Madrin to President of the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad
B H. Madrin
Letter to the president of the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad, requesting that they build a depot in the town of Surrounded Hill.
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Arkansas Gazette editorial, March 13, 1870
Editorial in the Arkansas Gazette discussing the impact of the railroad on economic development in northwest Arkansas.