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Era Prior to Railroads

Building a Railroad. By 1855 local railroads under constructionFed. Government agreed to give 20 sections (section = 1 mi2) for every mile of track laid. They also provided loans.Union Pacific (built from East) and Central Pacific, later Southern Pacific (built from Sacramento)Theodore Judah, an

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Era Prior to Railroads

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