Texas and New Orleans Railroad Flag Stop [Cover]
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Texas and New Orleans Railroad Flag Stop [Cover]Description
1870s cover from "E. E. Norton. / New Orleans" to "S. B. Toombs Esq / Dayton / Polk Co. / Texas."Context
Completed in 1860, Dayton, known variously as West Liberty, Days Station, and Dayton Station, was just a flag stop for the Texas and New Orleans Railroad. The name Dayton was applied to the local post office in 1877, though the official name of the town remained West Liberty until the mid-1880s. In 1885, Dayton reported a population of sixty, and in 1890 reported a post office, a school, and two churches serving its 239 residents.Category
Railroads
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