(Source: Opinion column by Ben Campbell published in the Palestine Herald-Press, February 12, 2020. Mr. Campbell is Vice President of the Texas State Railroad Authority Board.)
PALESTINE, Texas — In 1872, the rails of the Houston & Great Northern RR reached Palestine from Crockett and connected with the east-west International railroad line. The railroad would be of great importance to Palestine for years to come.
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