1. The transcontinental railroad
("Railroad" 85) The first American railroads started in the 1830's from the Atlantic ports of Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Charleston, and Savannah (Douglas 23). ... An international route connected New England and Montreal and another one crossed Southern Ontario between Niagara, New York, and the Detroit River. ... First, the Union Pacific sent out location parties, tracing the line and clearing the path by killing the Sioux and the buffalo in the way of the railroad. ... The telegraph operator was connected with San Francisco and New York and was rea...
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- Grade Level: High School