6 The First Transcontinental Railroad The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1‚907-mile railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast at San Francisco Bay with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs‚ Iowa. It was built by three private companies: the original Western Pacific Railroad Company‚ the Central Pacific Railroad Company of California‚ and the Union Pacific Railroad Company. The road established
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Access to affordable and nutritious food has become an issue of interest to the residents of Colorado. According to the Nutrition Digest‚ ‘food deserts’ are “parts of the country vapid of fresh fruit‚ vegetables‚ and other healthful whole foods‚ usually found in impoverished areas” (Gallagher). Areas of Colorado such as this exist in largely rural and urban or low-income neighborhoods throughout the state. In these underserved communities‚ the issue lies with the ability to realistically travel
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Importance of the Colorado River. The Colorado River is one of the greatest water sources of America‚ providing water for seven states and Mexico. Water is the most important resource we need for survival‚ and I feel like most people do not appreciate this resource. We do not realize that water is an essential part of life; we keep wasting water like if there is no tomorrow and I think this will lead us to misery someday soon. If this situation doesn’t change‚ in the future‚ wars will be fought
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For the second half of this semester in Colorado History‚ I chose to read Colorado: A Sports History‚ by CU Denver’s very own James Whiteside. This book goes into detail on the history and impact of sports in Colorado - from early Indian games all the way to the legacy of the University of Colorado Buffaloes and the Denver Broncos. This state was shaped and effected by the emergence of sports‚ whether a fun pastime or an economic monopoly‚ sports of all kinds have a rich history in The Centennial
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My Thoughts and View on the Colorado Theater Shooting The Colorado Theater shooting was a very tragic event. There were about fifty-eight people wounded and twelve people killed. The victims that were killed range in age from six years old to fifty-one years old. None of the victims or their families could have ever imagined that going to see this movie in Colorado would change their life forever. Natural News the gunman was identified as 24 year old James Holmes‚ a former neuroscience student
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Joe Boselli Sunday‚ July 7‚ 2013 Chosen Topic: Global Deforestation Chosen Areas of Focus: Wildfires Article Title 1: Colorado wildfire: thousands evacuated in Colorado Springs By Kurtis Lee and Erin Udell This article tells about how many people in Colorado had been evacuated due to the raging wildfires that have been happening. I personally live in the Denver area and we have not had any wildfires down here. Unfortunately due to the dry weather we were not able to light any of our
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Personal memoir The Aftermath of the Vietnam War GRD 511 Academic Writing for Evaluation and Research Vang‚ Hutho Abstract The world may have known that there was a war called Vietnam War‚ however they may have not ever known the aftermath of its war. There had been several thousands of the Hmong people died consequently after the Vietnam War. In comparing the war itself‚ the Hmong soldiers who died in Vietnam
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I was just fourteen years of age at the time and had never been more than a few states away. The ride there was beyond exciting‚ but extra long. I believe most of that was due to the anticipation of when we would finally reach the great state of Colorado. After being in the car for a total of eighteen hours‚ with my parents and little sister‚ we arrived. As we pulled up to my cousin’s gigantic rock home in the suburbs‚ we gazed out at the gorgeous mountains that sat near the horizon. It was an awe-inspiring
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1770 to 1870. The population increased drastically‚ from 2‚148‚100 in 1770 to 38‚558‚371 in 1870. The increase in population is caused by immigration of people to the US and slavery was another cause. Slavery and population had a big affect on the next 100 years of the United States history. The US also changed diversely with new innovations like roads‚ waterways‚ railroads‚ steam boats‚ and refrigerated railroad cars. A few new innovations that changed or improved from 1776 to 1870 are the
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The Railroad And Its Influence on Frontier Life The technological innovation of the railroad was a very impressive feat. Not one person can be credited with the invention‚ as it involved the discovery of iron and steel along with the steam engine (Railroad Invention and History). The Transcontinental Railroad is one of many inventions of the Gilded Age‚ including the telephone‚ electricity‚ light bulbs‚ and skyscrapers. Of course‚ all of these inventions were essential to the time period‚ however
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