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Great Epochal Events Mark Westward Growth in 1919 Ogden
Sixty nine years ago on July 24 the first definite act toward Inter-mountain West development arrived with the Pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley. The Union Pacific System became a main highway from Missouri to the Pacific, spurring vast agricultural mining and commercial growth, with Ogden to host a 1919 celebration marking 50 years since the railroad’s completion.
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Inter-mountain West
Salt Lake Valley
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific System
United States
Missouri River
Pacific Coast
Ogden
Union Pacific