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20140307-11
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A transcript of a WPA Interview with W. E. Oglesby, John Raines, and Neal S. Watts conducted by Sheldon F. Gauthier in the 1930s. They discuss the construction of the T &P (Texas & Pacific) Railway being finished and the first train arriving in Fort Worth on July 19th, 1876. They also discuss working for different crews during the construction. Raines recalls working as a water boy for the worker's such as Mike and Jack Hurley. Watts recalls working on the tracks when it reached the west edge of Arlington. He recalls the route it was taking and even having to go around a duck pond.
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Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project. Fort Worth City Guide Draft and Records.
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AR316-4-9
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