Laramie Railroads

Laramie Railroads
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 128
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ISBN-10 : 9781439642818
ISBN-13 : 1439642818
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Book Synopsis Laramie Railroads by : Lawrence Ostresh

Download or read book Laramie Railroads written by Lawrence Ostresh and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-28 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On July 1, 1862, President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act. This act created the Union Pacific Railroad and authorized government loans and land grants to aid in the construction of the nations first transcontinental railroad, which would connect Omaha, Nebraska, to Sacramento, California. As the Union Pacific raced west across prairies, mountains, and basins in 1867 and 1868, the Territory of Wyoming and many of its southern towns and cities were founded, including Laramie. In 1869, the Union Pacific met the Central Pacific at Promontory Summit, Utah, and the transcontinental railroad was complete. This is the story of the railroads of Laramie, a fabled place along the Union Pacifics Overland Route.


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