This book discusses the important milestone in the expansion of the United States and its impact on the nation, both positive and negative.
Author: Edward Renehan
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 9781438104294
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In May 1869, the US railroad network unified when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads came together in Promontory, Utah. This book discusses the important milestone in the expansion of the United States and its impact on the nation, both positive and negative.
The First Transcontinental Railroad, originally called the Pacific Railroad, was a railroad built in the United States between 1863 and 1869 that connected the western part of America with its eastern part.
Author: James K. Wheaton
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ISBN: 9781610427616
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The First Transcontinental Railroad, originally called the Pacific Railroad, was a railroad built in the United States between 1863 and 1869 that connected the western part of America with its eastern part. Built by the Central Pacific Railroad of California and the Union Pacific Railroad, it connected the Eastern terminus of Council Bluffs, Iowa/Omaha, Nebraska with the railroad lines of the Pacific Ocean at Oakland, California. In time, it would link in with the existing railway network present on the Eastern Coast of America, thus connecting the Atlantic and Pacific coast of the United States for the first time by rail. Because of this, the line received a second nickname, “the Overland Route.” The railroad was a government operation, authorized by Congress during the height of the Civil War. Congress passed the Pacific Railroad Acts in 1862 and again in 1864. To pay for it, the US government issued 30 year bonds, as well as granting government land to contractors. The construction of the line was a major achievement by both the Union Pacific (constructing westward from Iowa) and the Central Pacific (constructing eastward from California). The line was officially opened on May 10, 1869, with the Last Spike driven through the railway at Promontory Summit, Utah. James K. Wheaton looks at the history in this eBook.
Young for originating the idea of a transcontinental railroad, as is generally
believed in Utah, for he simply echoed the ... It was with great joy that the
Mormons saw the approach of the Union Pacific Railroad along in the sixties, for
the ride over ...
Young for originating the idea of a transcontinental railroad , as is generally
believed in Utah , for he simply echoed the ... It was with great joy that the
Mormous saw the approach of the Union Pacific Rail . road along in the sixties ,
for the ride ...
Young for originating the idea of a transcontinental railroad , as is generally
believed in Utah , for he silnply echoed the ... It was with great joy that the
Mormous saw the approach of the Union Pacific Rail . road along in the sixties ,
for the ride ...
Release on 1891 | by United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Bureau of Statistics
Young for originating the idea of a transcontinental railroad , as is generally
believed in Utah , for he siinply echoed the ... It was with great joy that the
Mormons saw the approach of the Union Pacific Rail . road along in the sixties ,
for the ride ...
Author: United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Bureau of Statistics
The dream of a transcontinental railroad became reality at Promontory Summit, Utah, north of the Great Salt Lake, on May 10, 1869, when Leland Stanford of Central Pacific Railroad drove in the final spike. Historical accounts disagree on ...
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Published for devotees of the cowboy and the West, American Cowboy covers all aspects of the Western lifestyle, delivering the best in entertainment, personalities, travel, rodeo action, human interest, art, poetry, fashion, food, horsemanship, history, and every other facet of Western culture. With stunning photography and you-are-there reportage, American Cowboy immerses readers in the cowboy life and the magic that is the great American West.
This trestle and others like it along the route of the old Trans-Continental Railroad
may be restored to accomodate ... It is fitting that Utah is the first state to consider
the use of the Transcontinental Railroad as a recreational trail, as Utah is the ...
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American Motorcyclist magazine, the official journal of the American Motorcyclist Associaton, tells the stories of the people who make motorcycling the sport that it is. It's available monthly to AMA members. Become a part of the largest, most diverse and most enthusiastic group of riders in the country by visiting our website or calling 800-AMA-JOIN.
RAILROADS IN UTAH Historians agree that the driving of the golden spike mark -
ing the completion of the transcontinental railroad at Prom - ontory Summit , Utah
, on 10 May 1869 was one of the most important events in United States history ...
Author: Allan Kent Powell
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ISBN: UOM:39015032089024
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The first complete history of Utah in encyclopedic form, with entries from Anasazi to ZCMI!
Chronicles the race to finish the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s and the exploits, sacrifices, triumphs, and tragedies of the individuals who made it happen.
Author: Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743203178
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Chronicles the race to finish the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s and the exploits, sacrifices, triumphs, and tragedies of the individuals who made it happen.
GENERAL WORKS Arrington , Leonard J. The Transcontinental Railroad and
Development of the West , " Utah Historical Society Quarterly , XXXVII / 1 ( Winter
, 1969 ) , pp . 4-15 . Argues that the railroad converted a nation of diverse
sections ...
On the 17th of May , one week after the completion of the transcontinental railroad , ground was broken near the Weber River for a line between Ogden and
Salt Lake City , to be named the Utah Central . " 0 The road was built and
equipped ...
On the 17th of May , one week after the completion of the transcontinental railroad , ground was broken near the Weber River for a line between Ogden and
Salt Lake City , to be named the Utah Central . 10 The road was built and
equipped ...
Utah Hist . Q . 1969 37 ( 1 ) : 3 - 15 . Deals with the completion of the first transcontinental railroad route , which occurred in Utah in 1869 , and the
centennial of the event . The author shows how the concept of the
transcontinental road ...
Author: Dwight La Vern Smith
Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : American Bibliographical Center-Clio Press
As construction of the Transcontinental Railroad crossed southern Wyoming, the
Union Pacific's need for wood was immense, with at least 5,200 crossties—2,600
trees—per mile of track. Measuring between seven and eight feet in length and ...
Author: J. Cecil Alter
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ISBN: UCR:31210021905839
Category: Utah
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List of charter members of the society: v. 1, p. 98-99.
First published in 1875 , this book gives a brief history and description of Utah ' s
narrow gauge railroads . Galloway , John D . The First Transcontinental Railroad
. New York : Simmons - Boardman , 1950 . Goetzmann , William H . Army ...
To group students ' knowledge about the building of the transcontinental railroad
, give them this pre - test orally . ... The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific
railroads met at this city on May 10 , 1869 : a ) Promontory Point , Utah b ) Omaha
...
Virtually every hillside in Utah was settled by 1870 – settled by the time the transcontinental railroad reached Utah . Thousands of Utahns ( and in 1869 that
term included the settlers of Franklin and Bear Lake counties in Idaho ) were
hired by ...
Author: J. Sanford Rikoon
Publisher: University of Idaho Press
ISBN: UVA:X002038331
Category: History
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Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for the University of Idaho Press In these essays, historians firmly rooted in the Pacific Northwest and the Great Basin share their experiences in bringing a wide variety of resources to bear in the illumination of local community life. The result is a range of techniques of value to all those who accept the challenge to interpret their own local culture and history with fresh insight and perspective.
Something of its drama lingers still , and the citizens of northern Utah desire to
assure the perpetuation of the occasion ... The true significance of the first transcontinental , effectuated by the union of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific
...
