Video Worksheet: Prior To The Transcontinental Railroad
THE IRON ROAD Video Worksheet 10/24/2012 Ashley Audibert
Prior to the transcontinental railroad, those who wanted to travel from the East to the West Coast traveled by wagon across the plains or by ship around South America. They endured the hardship of linking the East and West Coasts of the United States by rail because it was a vital link for trade, commerce and travel.
Greenville Dodge was a military man in the Civil War. Greenville did western plains, surveying and was an expert chief engineer. He will always be remembered as the driving force in the building of the Union Pacific Railroad portion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Leland Stanford was the Governor of California who broke ground to open the Central Pacific’s
Prior to the transcontinental railroad, those who wanted to travel from the East to the West Coast traveled by wagon across the plains or by ship around South America. They endured the hardship of linking the East and West Coasts of the United States by rail because it was a vital link for trade, commerce and travel.
Greenville Dodge was a military man in the Civil War. Greenville did western plains, surveying and was an expert chief engineer. He will always be remembered as the driving force in the building of the Union Pacific Railroad portion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Leland Stanford was the Governor of California who broke ground to open the Central Pacific’s