From the Statesman archives: Railroad, freedom colonies changed Austin after Civil War
The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...
Mifflin farmstead, an Underground Railroad, Civil War site, prepares to open this spring
Genealogist Neicy DeShields-Moulton, who traces her roots in the United States back 200 years, spoke about members of her ...
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The Panic of 1873
Jay Cooke's firm had been the government's chief financier of the Union military effort during the Civil War. The firm then became a federal agent in the government financing of railroad construction.
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B&O Railroad Museum offers journey through Black history in railroad industry
THE FIRST STOP ON THAT JOURNEY THROUGH TIME IS DURING SLAVERY ... AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE CIVIL WAR, HIGHLIGHTING THE THOUSANDS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO WORKED FOR RAILROADS IN THE NORTH.
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Mifflin farmstead, an Underground Railroad, Civil War site, prepares to open this spring
An up and coming Underground Railroad and Civil War interpretive site, the Mifflin farmstead in Hellam Township observed Black History Month Feb. 6, 2025 with notables gathering in spite of the ...