By The Editorial Board, The Day; April 5, 2018
The Romans built roads and spread an empire. President Dwight Eisenhower built the interstate highway system and made America greatly prosperous.
Railroad barons pushed the Central Pacific rail line eastward and the Union Pacific westward over government lands to a meeting place in Utah in 1869. Trains began to convey freight and travelers across the continent, opening up the country for development.
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