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When they came to drive the last spike, Governor Stanford, president of the Central Pacific, took the sledge, and the first time he struck he missed the spike and hit the rail.

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What refers to the cattles journey to a railroad depot?

Cattle drive.


The herding of cattle from Texas to railroad centers to the north was given the name?

The herding of cattle from Texas to railroad centers to the north was called a cattle drive. Cattle drives took many months to complete. Some of the cowboys would drive the cattle to Kansas and not want to go back to the ranch after being paid. Then ranchers would have to hire more hands the next cattle drive season.


What methods did the railroad barons used to drive smaller companies out of business?

As the railroad network expanded, the railroad companies competed fiercely with one another to keep old customers and to win new ones. Large railroads offered secret discounts called rebates to their biggest customers. Smaller railroads that could not match these rebates were often forced out of business. The railroad barons also made secret agreements among themselves, known as pools. They divided the railway business among their companies and set rates for a region, a railroad could charge higher rates and earn greater profits.


What contribution did Joseph McCoy make to America?

Joseph McCoy McCoy built a hotel, stockyard, office and bank in a little village along the Union Pacific that was called Abilene, Kansas, and encouraged Texas cattlemen to drive their Longhorn cattle to the railhead there, thus beginning the era of cattle raising in Texas and drive to the railroad for market in Chicago and the east.


What did the pilgrims do to drive away the indian's?

One of the main ways it happened was unintentional, when the pilgrims came they brought disease that they had built immunities to but nearly wiped out entire populations of native americans.

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Does Stanford University have a hospital on campus?

"Yes Stanford University has a hospital on campus. It is located at 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford CA 94305. They also various other clinics located around the campus area."


Did Leland Stanford drive the last spike?

I drove the last spike, into your mother!


Who was originolly going to drive in the golden spike?

The original plan for driving the golden spike, which marked the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States, involved Leland Stanford, the president of the Central Pacific Railroad. However, due to poor weather conditions, he was unable to attend the ceremony. Instead, the honor went to a local politician and railroad executive, David Hewes, who drove the final spike on May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah.


How long would it take to drive to Stanford from Saskatchewan?

It would take about 32 hours.


What refers to the cattle's journey to a railroad depot?

Cattle drive.


What refers to the cattles journey to a railroad depot?

Cattle drive.


What was the only way to get cattle to the market?

Transcontinental railroad after your cattle drive.


The movement of large cattle herds from grazing lands to railroad terminals was called?

the long drive


When did The Drive happen?

The Drive happened in 1986.