Millington, Thomas H. (sold)
Thomas H. Millington (1819 - 1888) was an English-American civil and railroad engineer active in South Texas in the late 19th century. Millington was born in Prees, Shropshire, England. While it is not clear when he emigrated to the United States, he is recorded as a railroad engineer with the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad in 1856. He served the Confederate cause in the American Civil War, attaining the rank of colonel in charge of fortifications under General Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard (1818 - 1893). After the war, he became chief engineer of the Memphis and Knoxville Railroad. Working with various railroad lines, Millington played a significant role in planning numerous railroad towns in the American southwest. Millington Tennessee is named after him. He was also briefly chief civil engineer for San Antonio, Texas. Four of his sons, George H Millington (1848 - 1931), Charles Alfred Millington (1850 - 1923), Joseph Millington (1852 - ????), and Frederick Alfred Millington (1853 - 1939) were also civil engineers.
Rebranding a city.
City of Aransas Pass and Chart of Aransas Bau and Corpus Christi Bay Texas. Formerly Rockport. / Map of the City of Aransas Pass Formerly Rockport Texas.
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This is a large and impressive c. 1890-91 Thomas Millington real-estate broadside highlighting 'Rockport, Texas and the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway' (SAAP) attempts to rebrand Rockport as Aransas Pass. The SAAP planned for their Rockport hub to become the largest deep-water port on the Gulf Coast. The map was issued in the last days of the SAAP's independence - before the railroad ran into insolvency and was taken over by the competing Southern Pacific. (more details)