Big Four of the Central Pacific
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The Big Four of the Central Pacific were a group of influential 19th-century railroad magnates—Leland Stanford, Collis P. Huntington, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker—who financed and built the western portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Four (Central Pacific Railroad) | 1 |
| Big Four of the Central Pacific canonical | 1 |
| The Big Four (Central Pacific Railroad) | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of businesspeople
ⓘ
historical group ⓘ |
| activeIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Associates
NERFINISHED
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The Big Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Central Pacific Railroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Transcontinental Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Republican Party politics in California ⓘ Union Pacific–Central Pacific railroad connection at Promontory Summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Sacramento, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModel | government-subsidized railroad construction ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedFor |
monopolistic practices
ⓘ
political corruption and influence ⓘ |
| economicImpact | facilitated transcontinental trade and travel ⓘ |
| field | railroad industry ⓘ |
| financed | construction of the Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| formedAround | 1860s ⓘ |
| hasPart | Central Pacific Railroad Company leadership ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post–American Civil War expansion ⓘ |
| industry |
railroad construction
ⓘ
railroad finance ⓘ |
| influenced | economic development of the American West ⓘ |
| legacy |
central figures in the history of American railroads
ⓘ
major influence on California infrastructure ⓘ |
| member |
Charles Crocker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Collis P. Huntington NERFINISHED ⓘ Leland Stanford NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building the western portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad
ⓘ
financing the Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| participatedIn | construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ |
| politicalInfluenceIn | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
directors of the Central Pacific Railroad
ⓘ
investors in the Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| socialClass | railroad magnates ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Gilded Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| used | federal land grants and loans for railroad financing ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
The Big Four (Central Pacific Railroad)
this entity surface form:
Big Four (Central Pacific Railroad)