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Read the article How 19th century canals and railroads transformed America.
May 27, 2026

How 19th century canals and railroads transformed America

By: J.H. Cullum Clark
To celebrate America’s 250th birthday, I will publish a series of 12 essays exploring milestone events that shaped the American economy into what it is today – from the adoption of the Declaration of Independence to the Marshall Plan. I’ll pay particular attention to the country’s formative decades and tell the stories of ideas, policies, and innovations that helped build the world’s strongest economy.

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