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*'''1836''' - First London railroad constructed | *'''1836''' - First London railroad constructed | ||
*'''1863''' - London Underground subway system began | *'''1863''' - London Underground subway system began | ||
'''1886-1894''' - Tower Bridge built<ref>Wikipedia Contributors, "Tower Bridge," in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia,'' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge, accessed 17 January 2012.</ref> | |||
*'''1888''' - County of London established, absorbing the metropolitan area of [[Middlesex]]<ref>Local Government Act 1888</ref> | *'''1888''' - County of London established, absorbing the metropolitan area of [[Middlesex]]<ref>Local Government Act 1888</ref> | ||
*'''1900''' - County of London divided into 28 new boroughs plus the City<ref>London Government Act 1899</ref> | *'''1900''' - County of London divided into 28 new boroughs plus the City<ref>London Government Act 1899</ref> | ||