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American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: The Surveys

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From a lengthy essay on the history of the railroad in the United States. This section describes the surveys that were done to determine where to route the transcontinental railroad, and where it was finally built. These surveys provide valuable information about America before it was settled.

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railroad history, railroad survey, transcontinental railroad, transcontinental railroad route, transcontinental railroad surveys, corps of topographical engineers, revolution to reconstruction: the iron horse: the surveys, building a transcontinental railroad
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