Westward Expansion By skyler is still my mom Apr 3, 1860 The Pony Express http://ponyexpress.org/history/ Oct 24, 1861 First Transcontinental Telegraph http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/western-union-completes-the-first-transcontinental-telegraph-line Jul 1, 1862 Pacific Railway Act https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/PacificRail.html Jan 1, 1863 Homestead Act https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/homestead-act/ Mar 1, 1872 Yellowstone National Park https://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm
