The Transcontinental Railroad

Section of Illustration from p.58 of Crofutt's New Overland Tourist, and Pacific Coast Guide [...] with caption "Pallisades of the Humboldt River, C.P.R.R."

Completed in 1869 with the driving of the famous "Golden Spike" at Promontory Summit, Utah, the Transcontinental Railroad revolutionized transportation across the United States and fundamentally changed the American West, sparking social, economic, environmental, and political change.

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A history of travel in America v.1 (1915)

Dunbar, Seymour

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A history of travel in America v.2 (1915)

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A history of travel in America v.3 (1915)

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A history of travel in America v.4 (1915)

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A project for a railroad to the Pacific

Whitney, Asa

Printed by George W. Wood

1849

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Beyond the Mississippi

Richardson, Albert D.

American Pub. Co

1869

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Beyond the West

Pine, George W.

T. J. Griffiths

1871 [c1870]

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Building the Pacific Railway

Sabin, Edwin L.

J. B. Lippincott Company

1919

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Cover of Circular No. 15, of January 24, 1867 (approved January 29, 1867) in regard to selections in satisfaction of railroads and other congressional grants

Circular No. 15, of January 24, 1867 (approved January 29, 1867) in regard to selections in satisfaction of railroads and other congressional grants

United States. General Land Office.

G.P.O

1869

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Crofutt's New Overland Tourist and Pacific Coast Guide

Crofutt, George A.

The Overland publishing company

1878

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Crofutt's New Overland Tourist, and Pacific Coast Guide

Crofutt, George A.

The Overland Publishing Company

1883

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Incidents of a trip through the great Platte Valley, to the Rocky Mountains and Laramie Plains

Seymour, Silas

D. Van Nostrand

1867

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Map of the United States and territories, showing the extent of public surveys and other details

United States. General Land Office.; Gorlinski, Joseph; Wilson, Joseph S.

General Land Office

1868

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Map of the United States and territories, showing the extent of public surveys and other details

United States. General Land Office.; Gorlinski, Joseph; Wilson, Joseph S.

General Land Office

1868

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Map of the United States and territories, showing the extent of public surveys and other details

United States. General Land Office.; Gorlinski, Joseph; Wilson, Joseph S.

General Land Office

1868

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Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean v.10 (1859)

United States. War Department; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; Ackerman Lithr.,; F. Artos & Co.,; Julius Bien & Co.,; Herline & Hensel,; Hoffman, Knickerbocker & Co.,; Sarony, Major & Knapp Lith,; T. Sinclair's Lith