This Week In History: Transcontinental Railroad | History

This Week In His­to­ry: Transcon­ti­nen­tal Rail­road | History



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In 1896, the Transcon­ti­nen­tal Rail­road was com­plet­ed, con­nect­ing the East Coast with the West Coast for the first time in Amer­i­can His­to­ry. It was a gold­en oppor­tu­ni­ty. #ThisWeek­In­His­to­ry

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