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Northern Pacific linked Montana to nations east and west
The Northern Pacific railway, called the first northern trans continental, opened Montana to year round transport and ocean access via Pacific ports. Initiated from Stevens expedition under Gov Isaac Stevens and funded by Jay Cooke, the line faced Civil War era support, a 1873 crash, and wife rebuilt in 1878. Construction reached Montana by 1882 with divisions across Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain, and Clark's Fork, overseen by Gen Adnan Anderson and Frederick Billings.
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Northern Pacific Railway
Montana
Farflung Frontier
Western Ocean
Lewis and Clark
Orient
Pacific Northwest
Yellowstone
Iron Horse
Isaac Stevens
Washington Territory
St. Paul
Stevens
Jefferson Davis
John Mullan
Washington
Fort Benton
Walla Walla
George B. McClellan
Army of the Potomac
C. P. Higgins
Frank Worden
Missoula
Congress
Northern Pacific
Montana Territory
James M. Ashley
Committee On Territories
Abraham Lincoln
William T. Sherman
Jay Cooke & Co
Philadelphia
Northwest
Bozeman
Robert and Marshall
Cooke
J. P. Morgan
Hugh McCulloch
Kalama
Wash
Roberts
George A. Custer
David Stanley
Eugene M. Baker
Black Moon
Pryor Creek
Huntley
Ve Cooke &Co
Northern Pacific Construction
Northern Pacific Enterprise
Bismarck
N. D
Tacoma
Lake Superior
Puget Sound
Great Falls
Missouri River
Frontier Army
Pacific Coast
Idaho
North Dakota
Dakota-Montana
Northern Pacific Railroad
Dakota
H. E. Sargent
George P. Flannery
Territory of
Wibaux
Beaver
Cabinet Gorge
Rocky Mountain Division
Clark’s Fork
National Park Division
Yellowstone Park
Livingston
Cinnabar
Ainsworth
E. R. Hamilton
E. G. Alexander
Arthur L. Cox
S. E. Crandall
The
Frederick Billings
Billings
Gen
Adnan Anderson
Brainerd, Minn
General Anderson