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Preserving the Union

The 1862 Pacific Roadroad Act spurred the Union Pacific to complete a transcontinental rail link.

The 1862 Pacific Roadroad Act spurred the Union Pacific to complete a transcontinental rail link.

 

The 1862 Pacific Railroad Act spurred the Union Pacific to complete a transcontinental rail link.

The Andrew J. Russell Collection, the Oakland Museum of California
 
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