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The Sabine Pass & Texas Northern Railway Company

The Sabine Pass & Texas Northern Railway Company borrowed $3,500,000 in 1881 from The Hammert Loan and Trust Company Sinking Fund. The loan was recorded at the County Clerk’s office at San Augustine in San Augustine County, Texas. The names of the owners were not recorded. Reed records that the railway company was incorporated with the state of Texas on July 2, 1881. Marshall was listed as the company’s headquarters. Harrison County records reveal a similar deed of trust registered on December 12, 1881. Company officers included Horatio M. Twombley, President, and William B. Hotchkiss as Secretary.

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Unknown

Years of Operation:

Never built

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Unknown

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Equipment:

Unknown

History:

The Sabine Pass & Texas Northern Railway Company borrowed $3,500,000 in 1881 from The Hammert Loan and Trust Company Sinking Fund. The loan was recorded at the County Clerk’s office at San Augustine in San Augustine County, Texas. The names of the owners were not recorded. Reed records that the railway company was incorporated with the state of Texas on July 2, 1881. Marshall was listed as the company’s headquarters. Harrison County records reveal a similar deed of trust registered on December 12, 1881. Company officers included Horatio M. Twombley, President, and William B. Hotchkiss as Secretary.

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