10h 19min, may 10, 1869 y - Transcontinental Railroad
Description:
The Pacific Railroad Act chartered the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad Companies, and tasked them with building a transcontinental railroad that would link the United States from east to west. This was significant to sectionalism because the railroad became entangled in sectionalism, as did mostly everything during this period.Added to timeline:
Date:
10h 19min, may 10, 1869 y
Now
~ 157 years ago