The Associates
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The Associates were a powerful group of 19th-century American railroad magnates who dominated the development and control of the Central Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of business magnates
ⓘ
railroad syndicate ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Big Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
First Transcontinental Railroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Railway Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| businessModel | use of federal land grants and subsidies ⓘ |
| controlledCompany |
Central Pacific Railroad Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Pacific Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedFor |
monopolistic practices
ⓘ
political corruption ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
development of California’s economy
ⓘ
integration of the U.S. national market via rail ⓘ |
| economicPower | railroad monopoly in the American West ⓘ |
| era | Gilded Age ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Sacramento
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacramento, California
|
| historicalReputation | symbol of Gilded Age railroad power ⓘ |
| industry | railroad industry ⓘ |
| influencedRegion |
American West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | construction of the western portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ |
| keyProject |
Central Pacific Railroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
creation of a vast Western railroad network
ⓘ
formation of one of the largest U.S. railroad systems of the 19th century ⓘ |
| member |
Charles Crocker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Collis P. Huntington NERFINISHED ⓘ Leland Stanford NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Hopkins Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controlling the Southern Pacific Railroad
ⓘ
dominating the development of the Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Charles Crocker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Collis P. Huntington NERFINISHED ⓘ Leland Stanford NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Hopkins Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | strong influence over California politics ⓘ |
| role |
controlling shareholders of the Southern Pacific Railroad
ⓘ
directors of the Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ financiers of the Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1860s
ⓘ
1870s ⓘ 1880s ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail transport ⓘ |
| usedLabor | Chinese immigrant labor on Central Pacific construction ⓘ |
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