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Chartering of the Little Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad Company
The Little Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad Company is founded which will later becme the Catawissa Railroad. -
Banking Panic of 1837
The banking Panic of 1837 restricted investments in railroads, including the Little Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad which would later be used by Thomas Moran in his expedition to the Catawissa Valley. -
Foundation of the U.S. Department of the Interior
The United States Deprtment of the Interior is founded to protect and conserve land and natural resources. -
Creation of Kindred Spirits
Kindred Spirits is created by Asher Brown Durand. -
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The U.S. department of the Interior establishes the Pacific Wagon Road Office
Interior's Pacific Wagon Road Office improved the historic western emigrant routes. -
Catawissa Railroad Reorganized
After the original railroad company went bankrupt, the Catawissa Railroad company was created during reorganization efforts. -
Creation of Valley of the Catawissa in Autumn
Creation of Valley of the Catawissa in Autumn by Thomas Moran. -
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Gilded Age
The Gilded Age, and era of social problems hidden by "a thin layer of gold", is ongoing in this timespan. -
Completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad
The First Transcontinental Railroad, the Pacific Railroad, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah. -
Creation of Wild Asters
Creation of Wild Asters by Dennis Miller Bunker.
