Temple in Vintage Postcards

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel, History, Americas, United States
Cover of the book Temple in Vintage Postcards by Michael LeFan, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
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Author: Michael LeFan ISBN: 9781439630846
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: November 24, 2004
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Michael LeFan
ISBN: 9781439630846
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: November 24, 2004
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
Founded in 1881 by the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company, Temple, Texas became a railroad town overnight. The company purchased 181 acres and then auctioned off parcels to prospective buyers interested in providing services for railroad equipment and passengers. Though early on Temple had several unfortunate nicknames��Mudville,� �Tanglefoot,� and �Ratsville��it soon shed its image as a muddy, rat-infested land, became a major junction for four railway lines, and offered a land of opportunity for commerce. The railway would bring flattering new nicknames like �Progressive Temple� and �Prairie Queen� as well as a chance to be part of the American Dream.
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Founded in 1881 by the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company, Temple, Texas became a railroad town overnight. The company purchased 181 acres and then auctioned off parcels to prospective buyers interested in providing services for railroad equipment and passengers. Though early on Temple had several unfortunate nicknames��Mudville,� �Tanglefoot,� and �Ratsville��it soon shed its image as a muddy, rat-infested land, became a major junction for four railway lines, and offered a land of opportunity for commerce. The railway would bring flattering new nicknames like �Progressive Temple� and �Prairie Queen� as well as a chance to be part of the American Dream.

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