star drill was used to drill hole in granite that was then filled with black powder to remove granite to build the railroad through the California and

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star drill was used to drill hole in granite that was then filled with black powder to remove granite to build the railroad through the California and Nevada Sierra Mountains

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Location: Sacramento, California, USA
Photo credit: © Gina Rodgers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: artifact, california, display, drill, granite, historical, history, museum, railroad, sacremento, star, state