If Lincoln hadn’t signed the Pacific Railroad Act in 1862, there wouldn’t have been a Transcontinental Railroad and Topekans wouldn’t have the chance to see the current exhibit at The Great Overland Station.
“The Railsplitter and the Railroads: Lincoln, the Union and the Sunflower State” is on loan from the California State Railroad Museum and is on display at the Fink Gallery through April 10.
The exhibit shows Lincoln’s commitment to transportation as a means for developing the frontier. It includes photos, text, displays and details the visit of the future president to Kansas in December 1859.
The full article appears on the Topeka Captial Journal website.