They have since practically destroyed or crippled all internal navigation on inland rivers, reaching their iron arms over the United States, traversing north and south, east and west--a vast gridiron of roads, in value greater than the market value of all the land in the United States in 1837.
Sherman reflects on the impact of railroads on internal navigation and transportation in the United States.
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