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On July 1, 1862, the "Union Pacific Rail Road" was incorporated.
Hat tip, my Union Pacific calendar.
Union Pacific Railroad
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History
Main article: History of the Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific in the 19th century
See also: First transcontinental railroad
The original company, the "Union Pacific Rail Road", was incorporated on July 1, 1862, under the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862. President Abraham Lincoln had approved the act, which authorized railroad construction from the Missouri River to the Pacific to ensure the stability of the Union throughout the American Civil War,[4] but construction did not complete until after that conflict's conclusion.
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History
Main article: History of the Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific in the 19th century
See also: First transcontinental railroad
The original company, the "Union Pacific Rail Road", was incorporated on July 1, 1862, under the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862. President Abraham Lincoln had approved the act, which authorized railroad construction from the Missouri River to the Pacific to ensure the stability of the Union throughout the American Civil War,[4] but construction did not complete until after that conflict's conclusion.
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