Abraham Lincoln7 February 1864
Amendments strengthen support for Central Pacific construction eastward from California
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Amendments strengthen support for Central Pacific construction eastward from California
Amended law accelerates work toward completing the first transcontinental railroad
Amendments increase support for Union Pacific construction westward from the Missouri River
Lincoln signs amendments expanding support for the transcontinental railroad project
Lincoln signs amendments strengthening federal support for the transcontinental railroad
Federal land grants and bonds encourage railroad construction across the western territories
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