Transcontinental Railroad Papers, 1858-1869.

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Transcontinental Railroad Papers, 1858-1869.

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Papers relating to the construction of the trans-continental railroad. Includes maps, Edward Learned's brief, list of stockholders and officers, J.H. Simpson's request for appropriation for survey, Pacific Railroad, charter, etc.

13 items : photocopies.

Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6808196

Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society

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Learned, Edward

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Simpson, James Herbert 1883-

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Union Pacific Railroad

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The Union Pacific Railroad is the largest railroad network in the United States. The railroad was incorporated on 1 July 1862 in the wake of the Pacific Railroad Act. From the guide to the Union Pacific Railroad vouchers, 1899, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah) At the turn of the century Montana copper-king and Senator William A. Clark incorporated the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad intending to connect the Los Angeles port of San Pedro, Califo...