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Mainstreet of the Northwest: The Story of the Northern Pacific

Mainstreet of the Northwest: The Story of the Northern Pacific

The Northern Pacific Railway, one of the great US transcontinental railroads, was once headquartered in Brainerd, Minnesota. The NP ran from Ashland, Wisconsin, to Seattle, Washington, and St. Paul to Winnipeg, Manitoba. In many ways, the story of the Northern Pacific Railway is the story of America’s transformation into the modern era.

Mainstreet of the Northwest: The Story of the Northern Pacific is a local public television program presented by Lakeland PBS

Main Street of the Northwest “Story of the Northern Pacific"

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Special | 1h 26m 49s | Follow along as we learn the history behind the Northern Pacific Railroad. (1h 26m 49s)

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