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Panama Railroad and early engineers shaping Isthmian route
A historical survey details the Panama railroad project from New Granada’s concession through to New York chartering. It covers Totten Trautwine Hughes and Baldwin, their roles, shifting routes, and the impact of California gold rush on the project and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic and Pacific Cities
New Granada
Panama
New York
California
Tathmus
Geo. M. Totten
John Cresson
Trautwine
Totten
New Haven
Lincoln
New York City
Partridge Military Academy
Middletown
Conn
Farmington Canal
Juniata Canal
Delaware and Raritan
New Jersey
Reading
Port Clinton
Pennsylvania
Virginia
North Carolina
Magdalena River
Carthagena
Colombia
Bogota
Magdalena
India
Isthmus
Venezuela
Traut Witte
VMT
Shrineer
Tte
Philadelphia
William Strickland
Penn Township Bank
United States Mint
Philipia
Wilmington
Reailroad
Philadel Fa and
Trenton
Ter
Hiawasse
Tennessee
Georgia
Canal de Dique
Northcastere
Ponteavivania
Lackawanna and
Susquehan
Honduras
J. L. Baldwin
George W. Hughes
United States Typographical Corp
Limon Bay
Panama City
Battwin
Hughes
Elmyra
N. Y
West River
United States Military Academy
War Department
Berop
General Wool
Mexico
General H
Jalapa
Perote
Mex
Fiest