Carol Sommer
In 1855, John and Matilda Morgan, and Matilda’s brother, Griswold Avery, crossed Panama on their way to the Gold Rush. They probably traveled aboard the world’s first and shortest transcontinental railway. The line was just 47 miles long, and each ticket cost $25 in gold. Still, it was worth it to cross the isthmus in a few hours rather than trekking through the jungle for weeks and risking death from malaria. As the little train chugged past exotic plants, colorful birds, and trees alive with monkeys, the trio from Waterford must have been fascinated. This was all so different from Connecticut.
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