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What are some interesting facts about the transcontinental railroad?
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∙ 10y ago
While traveling through Wyoming, I found it interesting that in certain places along the O.T., you can still see the ruts cut into the ground by the old wagons that traveled the trail. The journey from Missouri to Oregon Territory (approximately 2000 miles) took about 6 months to complete. Between 1849 and 1853, Asiatic Cholera was the greatest killer on the Oregon Trail
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∙ 14y ago
Ziva Humphries
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∙ 10y agoThey are facts you say about what happend then
1. It was a 2,170 mile route traveled by the pioneers and settlers
2. It started in Minnesota and ended in Oregon City
3. The trip across the Oregon Trail started in 1841 and ended in 1869
4.The trail was for the settlers to get to the west
5. Over 50,000 settlers traveled the Oregon Trail
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∙ 10y agoIt was built by mostly chinese people. 90% of them were in fact chinese. It took them 6 years to eventually make the track and this was during the Civil War. The Driving of the Final Spike ceremony influenced Jules Verne's "Around the World in Eighty Days".
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How did people go to the bathrooms on the transcontinental railroad?
You sit down on the rim of the toilet and push. you may have some trouble with this but this is how it was done in the transcontinental railroad
How was the transcontinental railroad built and what were some problems and how were they delt?
some problems were...
What are some interesting history facts about Clovis New Mexico?
It was first named Riley's Switch by the Santa Fe Railroad. The town celebrated its Centennial in 2009.
What are some of the transcontinental railroad jobs?
The workers used tools to clear tunnels, blast through rock with explosives, and lay track.
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How did people go to the bathrooms on the transcontinental railroad?
You sit down on the rim of the toilet and push. you may have some trouble with this but this is how it was done in the transcontinental railroad
How was the transcontinental railroad built and what were some problems and how were they delt?
some problems were...
What are some effects of the Transcontinental Railroad?
The Transcontinental Railroad helped to connect the East with the West, increased trade between the East and the West, and helped with the growth of the US.
What are some problems that the transcontinental railroad had while building?
weather and the money
What is an antonym for transcontinental?
I don't quite know, but transcontinental is continent size right. Well, maybe a smaller railroad like a state railroad or a city railroad. Those are some suggestions but there really is no antonym. I like Michael!
What were some problems while building the transcontinental railroad?
the chinese went on strike
After the first transcontinental railroad what were some others?
Santa Fe - Great Northern.
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What were some important stops made along the transcontinental railroad?
Spokane, Tacoma, Seattle
What are some interesting history facts about Clovis New Mexico?
It was first named Riley's Switch by the Santa Fe Railroad. The town celebrated its Centennial in 2009.
How many Irish people died building the transcontinental railroad?
about 10,000 Irish men died during the making of the transcontinental railroad. Some Irish people died because of the squads were dynamite squads and sometimes blew up.
How long did the overland route take after the transcontinental railroad was finished?
It took 6 years to build the transcontinental railroad which was through the years of 1863 from May 10th to the year 1869. Some say 20 years. Overland route came after.
