13 févr. 1884 - Transcontinental RRs
Description:
5 coast to coast railroads by 1884. Central Pacific RR company 90% employees = chinese. 300,000 chinese immigrants (US gov and RR companies encouraged it).Pace of settlement made quicker by RR. 250 years to settle east, 20 years to settle west.
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
13 févr. 1884
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 141 ans