1862 ⟶ Pony Express Operations Cease
The Pony Express ended.
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🚢 Erie Canal Opens, Connecting Great Lakes to Atlantic
Erie Canal opens in New York connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.⟶
TransportationInfrastructureTradeEconomic DevelopmentCanalsNew YorkExpansion
United States📡 First Public Telegraph Line Begins Operation
First publicly funded telegraph line in the world—between Baltimore and Washington—sends demonstration message on 24 May, ushering in the age of the telegraph. This message read "What hath God wrought?" (Bible, Numbers 23:23)⟶
TelegraphCommunicationAmerican HistorySamuel MorseTransportation
United States⛏️ Gold Discovered in California
1848–1858: California Gold Rush.⟶
Gold RushAmerican WestMiningMigrationEconomic BoomManifest DestinyExpansionism
United States⛏️ Gold Rush Prospectors Arrive in California
The first boatloads of gold prospectors arrive in California, giving them the nickname 49ers.⟶
Gold RushEconomic BoomMigrationAmerican WestSettlementMiningExpansionism
United States🐎 Pony Express Begins Operations
The Pony Express started.⟶
TransportationCommunicationWestward ExpansionAmerican WestInfrastructure
United States🐎 Pony Express Operations Cease
The Pony Express ended.⟶
CommunicationTransportationAmerican WestTelegraphEconomic DevelopmentInfrastructure
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