The object of this meeting was to promote the construction of a railroad from New-York to San Francisco through our own territory -- not through that of a foreign territory.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The New Dorp station opened on April 23, 1860, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Vanderbilt’s Landing to Eltingville. According to Historic Richmond Town ...

The Central Park and Railroad Toll Bills through the Senate. Voting by Proxy in Religious Societies. SENATE. March 19, 1860 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from ...