Was the expansion of the transcontinental railroad a mistake? A public history site from Stanford Un
Was the expansion of the transcontinental railroad a mistake? A public history site from Stanford University is using exciting new digital technology to argue that it may have been. Photo Credits:Screenshot of “Transcontinental Railroad Development, 1879-1893,” taken from “The Spatial History Project”Workmen celebrate the completion of America’s first Transcontinental Railroad, Promontory Summit, Utah, May 10, 1869 (Image courtesy of National Park Service) -- source link
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