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This Week in the West: The Monumental Effort to Create the Transcontinental Railroad
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🎙️ Episode 79: The Monumental Effort to Create the Transcontinental Railroad
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This episode of This Week in The West commemorates the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The story opens at Promontory Summit in Utah Territory, where the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads met in a historic moment symbolized by the driving of the golden spike. What had once seemed impossible—a rail connection spanning the continent—became a reality, marking a turning point in American history.
The episode explores the…
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