Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum - The
first transcontinental railroad was completed when the rails of the
Union Pacific, reaching westward from Omaha, Nebraska, and those of
the Central Pacific Railroad, reaching eastward from Sacramento,
California were joined, completing the coast-to-coast connection.
The telegraph signaled a waiting nation: "DONE!"
Denver Public Library Photography Collection - This on-line
database contains a selection of historic photographs from the
collections of the Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy
Department and the Colorado Historical Society:
Iles Family of Manitou, Colorado -
My wife Cindy's family history started in the small town of Manitou
Springs, Colorado. You can read about them here:
