February 22, 1854 – The Chicago & Rock Island Railroad (C&RI) becomes the first railroad to link the Atlantic coast with the Mississippi River, completing its line from Chicago to Rock Island.
Less than two years later – in 1856 – the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad will join with the C&RI to bring the railroad into Iowa City!
A Day-by-Day Calendar of Historical Events In Iowa, William J. Petersen, State Historical Society of Iowa, 1946, p 23
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