Atlantic and Great Western Railroad reaches Cleveland
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- Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. whole source · open book
On November 3, 1863, proudly flying the Union colors, a gleaming locomotive of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad pulled into a Cleveland station decked with bunting and launched a new era, giving the town access to New York City via the Erie Railroad and to a valuable direct route to the Pennsylvania oil fields.
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