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The Second City
The Civil War defined America – that statement is heard often in many quarters. We use that phrase in ECW’s tagline. Many effects from that conflict are quite visible in today’s America, while others are not as apparent at first … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Economics, Ties to the War, Trans-Mississippi, Western Theater
Tagged Chicago, Erie Canal, Fall of New Orleans, Great Lakes, Interstate Highway Act, Interstate highways, Island No. 10, louisville, Mississippi River, New Orleans, New York, New York Central, New York City, railroads, St. Lawrence River, St. Louis, trucking in the US, Vicksburg Campaign, westward expansion
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