Pacific Railroad Act of 1862
07/01/1862 AD enacted
President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act into law, which authorized the issuance of land grants and U.S. bonds to CPRR and the newly chartered Union Pacific Railroad for the construction of a transcontinental railroad.
Judah then went to New York to order supplies and sailed back to California on July 21, 1862, having accomplished his mission in less than a year.
Washington, D.C.
Lattitude: 38.9072° N
Longitude: 77.0369° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Lattitude: 38.9072° N
Longitude: 77.0369° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Subjects Who or What enacted?
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Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the Un...
Objects To Whom or What was enacted?
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Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) Rail company chartered b...
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