Hysterical Journey to Historic Places
August 25th 2017 THE GOLDEN SPIKE
A transcontinental railroad had been sought in America since the California Gold Rush in 1849. Congress, however, could do nothing but dither over the route. The southern states favored an all season route through Texas, New Mexico and Arizona to Los Angeles. Congress went so far as to purchase more land in Northern Mexico to enable that route. The northerners opposed it
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