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First railroad
The first railroad west of the Mississipi was created. -
150 Miles
Brigham Young signed a $2,125,000 contract with the Union Pacific to build the railroad line from Echo to the shores of the Great Salt Lake. -
Chinese Workers
The Central Pacific released Chinese workers in April 1869 , not sure of the exact day,with the completion of the railroad at Promontory, Utah. -
Gold Spike
The last spike was put in to connect the east and west railroads together in Utah. -
Egypt's Suez Canal
The Suez Canal was opened. It linked Asia and India to Europe by a single waterway, thus helping America gain more products. It assisted in conecting the world. -
Great Increse In Interstate Trade
Within 10 years of its completion, the railroad shipped $50 million worth of freight from coast to coast every year. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act that kept future Chinese immigrants from coming to the U.S. and denied naturalization for those already here. It was repealed 60 years later by President Franklin Roosevelt. -
Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission was created to watch over the railway industry. -
Promontory Summit
Promontory Summit, Utah, was bypassed in 1904 by a shorter route. The rails were pulled up in 1942 to help war efforts.(not sure of exact day or month) -
Northern Pacific Brochure
The Northern Pacific issued a brochure to promote summer vacations on the Pacific Coast, the Native American were official considered “transformed.”(not sure of exact month or day)
