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Sunday Video: Why Did Railroad Companies Mass Produce Cities?

Stephen Fesler - April 11, 2021

Dave Amos documents the history of railway towns in America in this video. Railway companies in the 1800s expanded quickly to the West, platting small towns as part of their federal land grants. Amos explores how companies built their lines, designed the towns, and the legacies of towns that remain.