The Republic of Marshall Texas decided to choose the land donated for the seat by Peter Whetstone and Isaac Van Zandt after Whetstone had proven that the hilly location had a good water source.
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14 Facts About Marshall Texas
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City quickly became a major city in the state because of its position as a gateway to Marshall Texas; it was on the route of several major stagecoach lines, and one of the first railroad lines constructed into Marshall Texas ran through it.
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The city's growing importance was confirmed when Marshall was linked by a telegraph line to New Orleans; it was the first city in Texas to have a telegraph service.
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Marshall Texas became the seat of Confederate civil authority and headquarters of the Trans-Mississippi Postal Department after the fall of Vicksburg.
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When one light bulb was installed in the Texas and Pacific Depot, Marshall became the first city in Texas to have electricity.
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Marshall Texas described how, in some instances, other African Americans and he refused the demands of Jim Crow.
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Marshall Texas rejected one employer who expected him to eat with her dogs.
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Marshall Texas sued and the United States Supreme Court ordered the desegregation of postgraduate studies in public universities in Texas in its ruling in Sweatt v Painter .
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Marshall Texas was profiled on This American Life, as its juries' support of plaintiffs in patent suits has generated controversy.
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Marshall Texas has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by hot summers and fairly mild winters.
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City of Marshall Texas has a council–manager form of municipal government, with all governmental powers resting in a legislative body called the City Council.
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Marshall Texas is the home of the weekly podcast "Beyond the Pine Curtain".
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Ongoing expansion of Interstate 69 from Indianapolis, Indiana, to Victoria, Texas, will create Interstate 369 branching off from Tenaha, Texas and go north to Texarkana, Texas, using U S Highway 59 via Marshall.
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