What impact did the coming of the railroad have?
Darion Heaney
2025-04-25 03:14:15
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The railroad opened the way for the settlement of the West, provided new economic opportunities, stimulated the development of town and communities, and generally tied the country together. When the railroads were shut down during the great railroad strike of 1894, the true importance of the railroads was fully realized. By 1900, much of the nation's railroad system was in place. Beginning in the early 1870s, railroad construction in the United States increased dramatically. Between 1871 and 1900, another 170,000 miles were added to the nation's growing railroad system. Much of the growth can be attributed to the building of the transcontinental railroads. The first such railroad was completed on May 10, 1869. By 1900, four additional transcontinental railroads connected the eastern states with the Pacific Coast.
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