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." Postmarked "NEW ORLEANS / JUL 24 / LA." Backstamped: "COLDSPRING TEX."Context
DAYTON: The flag stop for the Texas and New Orleans Railroad, completed in 1860, was known variously as West Liberty, Days Station, and Dayton Station. 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 a post office, a school, and two churches served its 239 residents. COLDSPRING: According to local tradition, the settlement was named by Joseph Graves for the cold springwater found there. In 1850 the name was changed to Cold Spring, officially respelled Coldspring in 1894.Category
The Handbook of Texas