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SCOUT· 69%1h 04m·2021-03-01·History85: Transcontinental Railroad (pt 3): The Central Pacific, Chinese Workers, & The Golden Spike
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“Did they not build the Chinese Wall, the biggest piece of masonry in the world?” The Central Pacific Railroad is struggling to find long-term construction workers. Many of them quickly leave the CP’s employ to pursue gold and silver in the mines of California or Nevada. But Big Four Associate Charlie Crocker has an…
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