Savannah to Dallas Tour (1870s)

Most likely route taken by George C. Spiegel and family when they traveled from Savannah, Georgia to Dallas, Texas. One thing is certain and that is based on the birth dates and birth places of his children that the family migrated from Savannah, Georgia to Dallas, Texas around 1870-71. In the early 1870s, Dallas was a major boom town. On July 16, 1872, the first passenger train, the Houston and Texas Central, arrived in Dallas. In 1873, the Texas and Pacific came. With the arrival of the trains, the population soared, from 3,000 in early 1872 to more than 7,000 in September of the same year. New businesses and buildings appeared daily.