The St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railroad, Texarkana, Arkansas, station opened in 1874 as the last extension of the line under the ownership of Thomas Allen. In 1880, Allen sold his interest in the railroad to Jay Gould of St. Louis, Missouri. Gould, owner of the Texas and Pacific Railroad, wanted to extend trade from Missouri through Arkansas to Mexico.
The St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railroad, Texarkana, Arkansas, station ledger finding aid is also available in the finding aids section of this site.
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St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railroad, Texarkana, Arkansas, station ledger, 1880 July-November
This ledger documents ticket sales of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railroad's Texarkana, Arkansas, station, between July and November 1880, and includes passenger names, travel dates, and places of origin.