50,000 miles
There were 30,626 miles of railroad in 1860 according to Wikipedia.
1860 miles
1860 miles
Almost 31,000 miles.
Two accomplishments of reconstruction government were that they built public schools for both white and black children and many states gave women the right to own property. They rebuilt railroads telegraph lines, bridges, and roads. Also, cotton production was growing as much as it was in 1860.
In 1854, there were approximately 23,000 miles of telegraph wire in the United States. The telegraph system was rapidly expanding during this period, facilitating communication across vast distances. This growth was largely driven by the need for faster communication for business, government, and personal use. The invention of the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication in the mid-19th century.
It was the telegraph invented by Samuel Morse in 1844 and there were establish many communication lines along the rail roads
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5 northern states had over 2,000 miles of track
Thousand of miles
About 910 driving miles between the two state lines.
The first poles were erected on July 4, 1861, and each day workers contributed 10 to 12 miles of new cable.