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may 6, 1869 - Wedding of Rails (May 1869)

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near Ogden, Utah; Union Pacific built 1086, Central Pacific built 689 miles; Completion of transcontinental line - magnificent engineering accomplishment back then, collaborative peacetime initiative; Combined W coast to Union, helped to have better trade w/ Asia; Helped grow Great West; Compared to declaration of Indie in imp

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may 6, 1869
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~ 156 years ago