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the rapidly developing system of canals and railroads reaches as far west as the Great Lakes and central Indiana

and was the deciding issue in the American presidential election of 1844

In Chihuahua and the other northern states of Mexico

that the area was: "naturally fertile

The establishment of the transcontinental telegraph in 1861 and the completion of the first of three transcontinental railroad routes 1869 wiped out the need for long distance stage service

Historic Texas Oil Shares historic-texas-map-prints the rapidly developing system ofIconic Emblems of the Texas Oil and Gas Legacy For over 100 years the oil and gas industry has been a cornerstone of the Texas economy and the Lone Star way of life even a big part of the image of Texas worldwide. Texans not involved in any aspect of the industry directly benefit from petroleums financial contributions to the states economy.