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''[[United States Genealogy|United States | '''''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[US Migration Railroads|Railroads]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' First Transcontinental Railroad''' | ||
== Background == | |||
[[Image:Golden Spike.jpg|right|300px]] The section of railroad built between 1868 and 1869 from Omaha, Nebraska on the east to Sacramento, California on the west has become known as the First Transcontinental Railroad. The eastern segment was built by the [[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific Railroad]] company. At the same time the [[Central Pacific Railroad|Central Pacific Railroad]] was building the western line. The two lines met at Pronontory Point, Utah, on May 10, 1869, where a connecting spike was driven. | [[Image:Golden Spike.jpg|right|300px]] The section of railroad built between 1868 and 1869 from Omaha, Nebraska on the east to Sacramento, California on the west has become known as the First Transcontinental Railroad. The eastern segment was built by the [[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific Railroad]] company. At the same time the [[Central Pacific Railroad|Central Pacific Railroad]] was building the western line. The two lines met at Pronontory Point, Utah, on May 10, 1869, where a connecting spike was driven. | ||
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== Websites == | |||
*The [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tcrr/index.html Transcontinental Railroad ]Includes a movie, photos, interactive map, and more. From ''The American Experience''. | *The [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tcrr/index.html Transcontinental Railroad ]Includes a movie, photos, interactive map, and more. From ''The American Experience''. | ||
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*[http://www.uscitizenship.info/Chinese-immigration-and-the-Transcontinental-railroad/ Chinese immigration and the Transcontinental railroad] a Fascinating article on Chinese immigration and the transcontinental railroad. | *[http://www.uscitizenship.info/Chinese-immigration-and-the-Transcontinental-railroad/ Chinese immigration and the Transcontinental railroad] a Fascinating article on Chinese immigration and the transcontinental railroad. | ||
== Books == | |||
*Ambrose, Stephen E. Nothing Like It In the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869. New York, New York: Touchstone, Rockefeller Center, 2000. | *Ambrose, Stephen E. Nothing Like It In the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869. New York, New York: Touchstone, Rockefeller Center, 2000. | ||