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PERIOD 6:
1865-1898
really, Period 6?!
Of course building a transcontinental railroad was no easy task. Workers had to dig 19 tunnels, chiseling away at one foot a day, until explosives quickened the rate to 2 feet. After 6 years of construction and 1776 miles of track, a golden spike was pounded in to link east coast to west in 1869.
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