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May 30, 2024 · Southern Pacific Railroad, one of the great American railroad systems, established in 1861 by the “big four” of western railroad building— Collis P. Huntington, Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker.
May 22, 2024 · Charles Crocker, one of the "Big Four" titans of Northern California industry and railroads (and chief magnate of the Pacific Union railroad), explains the tactic during Congressional hearings on the future of Chinese immigration.
3 days ago · Rating: 5 out of 5 one of the greatest live performances by Phoenix on 5/30/24 Burton Cummings Theatre - Winnipeg. Charley Crockett is an entertainer through and through. You can tell how much he loves singing and playing guitar, how much he wants the crowd to be involved and engaged, and how much he appreciates and puts so much faith in his band mates.
2 days ago · The Big Four: Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, Mark Hopkins and Collis P. Huntington, along with engineer Theodore Judah, gathered with local citizens on January 8, 1863, to break ground for the new Central Pacific Railroad.
5 days ago · The Central Pacific's Big Four formed their corporation with a similar arrangement, awarding the construction and supplies contract to one of their own, Charles Crocker, who, for the sake of appearances, resigned from the railroad's board.
May 31, 2024 · But when the Central Pacific began laying tracks in 1865, white labor was scarce and unreliable. Charles Crocker's solution to the labor shortage was to hire out-of-work Chinese.
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May 23, 2024 · Later, in 1883, Stanford, Collis Huntington, and Charles Crocker were instrumental in approving the construction of the Loma Prieta Railroad, which allowed them to harvest their timber tracts on Aptos Creek.
