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Detroit Free Press
Detroit, Michigan •
Fri, Jan 9, 1863
Page 1
Ground broken for western portion of Transcontinental Railroad, 1863
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Ground broken for western portion of Transcontinental Railroad, 1863
Tags:
Railroad Construction
Industrial Age
Westward Expansion
Gilded Age
Railroad
1860s
American West
Chinese Railroad Workers
Transcontinental Railroad
American Industrialization
Pacific Railroad
Overland Route
Railroad Tycoons
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Detroit Free Press
Detroit, Michigan •
Fri, Jan 9, 1863
Page 1
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United States
Michigan
Detroit
Detroit Free Press
1863
Jan
09
Page 1
Ground broken for western portion of Transcontinental Railroad, 1863