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The Golden Spike: How a Photograph Celebrated the Transcontinental Railroad

The Golden Spike: How a Photograph Celebrated the Transcontinental Railroad

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In the mid-1860s, as the Union Pacific Railroad headed westward from Nebraska, another company, the Central Pacific, pushed eastward from California. Their goal was to meet somewhere in between, forming...
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Ages: 11-12
Read time: 1-2 hours
AR LEVEL: 7.5+
LEXILE©: 1170L
Ages: 11-12
Read time: 1-2 hours

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