Union and Confederate women rallied to the war effort when the Civil War broke out in 1861. Patriotic fervor abounded with both sides certain the war would be short and decisive. Great Fairs For the Northern Cause. Great fairs were held in the North and quilts were among the more expensive items made and donated.
PACIFIC CREST TRAIL SECTIONS. The Pacific Crest Trail stretches across 2650 miles from Mexico to Canada through the mountains of California, Oregon, and Washington. The Pacific Crest Trail, a two-volume guidebook by Jeffrey Schaffer, et al has come to be recognized as the definitive guide for anyone hiking the trail in whole or in part.
The Western Pacific Railroad Company built 132 mi or 212 km of track from Oakland/Alameda to Sacramento, California. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California (CPRR) constructed 690 mi or 1,110 km eastward from Sacramento to Promontory Summit, Utah Territory (U.T.). And the Union Pacific built 1,085 mi or 1,746 km from the road's eastern terminus at Council Bluffs near Omaha, Nebraska westward to Promontory Summit.