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Originally Posted by engatwork
Did farmers use the RR Tom? Didn't Chinese slaves build the RR to the west  . |
The transcontintental railroad was helped to be made possible by Lincoln. It began construction in 1863 so I don't think there were any slaves used to build that...probably some free black folks.
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