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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Excursion to the Pacific! |
| Author/Creator | DeWolfe, George Gordon Byron |
| Date | 1870 |
| Document type | Leaflet |
| Description | A verse in six stanzas. Textual references suggest publication just before the first transcontinental excursion by a train with Pullman cars, which left Boston on May 23, 1870, and returned on July 2. The luxurious, eight-car train was chartered by members of the Boston Board of Trade. The verse is followed by a description of the train and a list of passengers. |
| Theme(s) | Road, Rail and Air Travel About themes |
| Regions | United States of America |
| Country/State | Massachusetts California |
| Keywords | railway, scenery, Boston, Chicago, excursion, tours |
| Reference | Bdses-Sm 1870 |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Copyright of this material is retained by the content creators. Massachusetts Historical Society does not claim to hold any copyrights to these materials |