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Two major wagon-based transportation networks, one typically starting in Missouri and the other in the Mexican province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, served the majority of settlers during the era of westward expansion. Three of the Missouri-based routes—the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails—were collectively known as the Emigrant Trails.
In winter 1859-1860, Judah was in Washington D.C. lobbying for a Pacific Railroad bill; [18] California would hold a Pacific Railroad Convention in Sacramento on the first Monday that February. [19] Judah returned to California by July, [20] lobbied local newspapers for public support, [21] [22] and surveyed routes to at least [23] three [24 ...
Butterfield Overland Stage Route (1858–1861) St. Louis, Missouri, to San Francisco, California Pony Express Route (1860–1862) Saint Joseph, Missouri , to Sacramento, California Central Overland Route (1861–1869)
From 1859, the Leavenworth and Pike's Peak Express operated mail stages from Missouri along the South Pass Oregon-California trail. The Chorpenning contract was annulled in 1860 and was subsequently awarded to the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company (C.O.C and P.P Express), which ran stage lines between Missouri and Utah ...
The non-Indian population of California in 1840 was about 8,000, as confirmed by the California 1850 U.S. census, which asked everyone their place of birth. The Indian population is unknown but has been variously estimated at 30,000 to 150,000 in 1840.
In 1874, the name was changed to Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul after constructing an extension to Chicago in 1872. The company absorbed the Chicago and Pacific Railroad Company in 1879, the railroad that built the Bloomingdale Line (now The 606) and what became the Milwaukee District / West Line as part of the 36-mile Elgin Subdivision from ...
Paul & Jack’s Tavern. Location: 1808 Clay St., North Kansas City. Year founded: 1948. Best known for: “World Famous Chili.” Founder Paul Dunbar’s wife came up with the meat-based, dry ...
The new branch, defined by state law to lie south of the Osage River, began at Franklin, Missouri,(now Pacific) on the main line and headed west-southwesterly across the state. Construction on 71 miles (114 km) from Franklin to Dillon was completed in 1860, and a further 6 miles (9.7 km) to Rolla were opened in 1861.