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Manassas Gap Railroad during the Civil War – Encyclopedia Virginia encyclopediavirginia.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from encyclopediavirginia.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Railroads became commercially viable in the United States in the 1840s. The building of railroads greatly accelerated during the next decade as they provided the large-scale movement of goods necessary for the Industrial Revolution. By the start of the American Civil War, the American rail system was the largest in the world, with 30,000 miles of track. At the beginning of the war, there were 9,000 miles of track in the South as compared to the 21,000 miles in the North. The South had one-third of the freight cars, one-fifth of the locomotives, one-tenth of the telegraph stations, and one-twenty-fourth of locomotive production of the North. Judging the relative strength of the Northern and Southern rail systems by these numbers alone, however, can be misleading. The Confederacy’s white population of 5.5 million was only 22 percent of the Union’s 18.5 million. The South also compared favorably in the number of people living within fifteen miles, or a day’s journey, of a railr ....
Long Island University Announces Winners of Theodore Roosevelt Public Speaking Contest High School Students Awarded Prizes and Scholarships for Winning Presentations on Why President Theodore Roosevelt Matters in the 21st Century News provided by Share this article Share this article BROOKVILLE, N.Y., May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Roosevelt School at Long Island University (LIU), in partnership with the Theodore Roosevelt Association, announced today the winners of the annual Theodore Roosevelt Public Speaking Contest. Submissions from exceptional high school students across the nation were narrowed down to the top 10 finalists, who went on to compete in the virtual finals. The finalists delivered live presentations on Why Theodore Roosevelt Matters in the 21 ....
Seven Pines, Battle of – Encyclopedia Virginia encyclopediavirginia.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from encyclopediavirginia.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Johnston, Joseph E. (1807–1891) – Encyclopedia Virginia encyclopediavirginia.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from encyclopediavirginia.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.