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Transcontinental Railroad network
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Transcontinental_Railroad_network
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Overland_Route
gptkb:Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:commemoratedBy
gptkb:Golden_Spike_National_Historical_Park
gptkbp:completedIn
1869
gptkbp:connects
gptkb:East_Coast_of_the_United_States
gptkb:West_Coast_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:constructionStartYear
1863
gptkbp:enables
coast-to-coast travel
transcontinental freight transport
gptkbp:featuredIn
gptkb:U.S._history_textbooks
European folklore
gptkbp:firstCompletedBy
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:fundedBy
land grants
U.S. government bonds
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
accelerated westward expansion
boosted U.S. economy
reduced travel time across U.S.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Transcontinental Railroad network
gptkbp:influenced
settlement of the American West
Native American displacement
gptkbp:joinedAt
gptkb:Promontory_Summit,_Utah
gptkbp:laborForceIncluded
gptkb:Chinese_immigrants
Irish immigrants
Civil War veterans
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:operatedBy
multiple railroad companies
gptkbp:significantEvent
gptkb:Golden_Spike_ceremony
gptkbp:supportedBy
gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Feather_River_Route
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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