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TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD AWP (DELLS FARGO
The im portant d in g le even t ^or th e in d developm ent o{, th e USA In th e 19th
Century too k p la ce on 1 0 .MAY. 7869 when trandcou>a6 com pleted; Union
P a c ific (Eadt) & C en tra l P a c ific [Wedt) Pailroa jo in e d up at P o in t, U tah.
M ail c r a d d e d ^ r o m coadt to coadt in th e care o& both Podt £ agentd.
10.MV.1S69
PSE cauied by HelU Faago |Mm Lot Ang via San to Omaha, Neb.
Match 1869 be|ohe tuck completed. Potted at Omaha io cdi o{ UNION PACIFIC/R.R. Rouie Aged.
PO cauied it to Bodon, Matt. - 3c mat the PO ute (ot any diitance.
Sendet paid 1 ileltiFatgo 10c iot the Funked PSE.
In 1895 Congredd padded an A ct p r o h ib itin g p r iv a te m all ca rryin g on th e ra llro a d d w hich
fo rc e d W ell-6 Fargo to dtop handling m ail £ ended co m p etitio n w ith th e P od tal S e r v ic e .
PSE cauied by llelli Fahgo Agent {U Adz. to Chicago, 111.
Handitamp JUL 181892 - ilh itu te i extent tlelli Fa^go Expteii pdoh to dome.
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