Ferrocarril Avenue saw the birth of Salvador Alvarado

Sinaloa.- A great impact and important economic development was the one that brought with it the arrival of the railroad and the birth of this emblematic avenue, which gave way to the birth of the municipality that we know today as Salvador Alvarado, said Carlos Francisco Tavizón López, chronicler of this municipality. Carlos Francisco Tavizón explained that it was in 1907 when the railroad arrived in Salvador Alvarado, thanks to a North American company that was driven by the Porfiriato, a fact that caused considerable economic development for the region. It should be noted that at first there was a flag station in Estación Casal, a few kilometers from the head of the municipality, however, due to the lack of water, a valuable element for the locomotives did not work that stop, and the agreement was reached to install a terminal in a small town that was formed by the San Pedro colonies, Los Achires and Guamúchil Viejo.And precisely in the place where the station was located there were only about three families living, and after this the area had an important turn. Read more: Coronavirus Sinaloa: latest news today February 8 on Covid-19The chronicler of the municipality mentioned that on its arrival the railway brought with it “state-of-the-art” technology for that time, and among these the telegraph stands out, which became the most important form of communication, even the use of the clock began as a result of the arrival of this medium. He added that in those years the merchandise was transported by sloops, and with this season this way of doing trade changed, benefiting merchants and farmers, since this left better results for the agricultural branch, since it allowed to take the merchandise outside the country. ” When the station is established, it creates a commercial nucleus around it,” he said.
That is why the street where the railway station was located began to take importance for the inhabitants of the area, thanks to the economic development of the place this street was the one that saw the birth of the municipality of Salvador Alvarado, a place that had only three neighborhoods and three families living in the current Ferrocarril Avenue, by 1930 in the municipality there were already more than 3 thousand inhabitants. Read more: Pre-registration processes begin for primary and secondary school in Sinaloa “It was an exponential growth of this region thanks to the railroad,” said the chronicler.
Despite the passing of the years it is still an important site for the municipality and for all those people who grew up next to that street. Female strength! Chica shows her strength in her work as a bricklayer despite the machismo.

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