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893250942 Posted 13 years ago
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What is the meaning of this slogan?

What is the meaning of "Everywhere West" ? The original is--- [The railroad had a slogan,“Everywhere West,” that was painted on many of
its locomotives] ,Everywhere West , so ,no north?no south?no east?
  

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no east? No east, at least. Presumably it applies to the American or Canadian West.

  • no east?
  • No east, at least.
  • Presumably it applies to the American or Canadian West.
  • At the turn of the last century (or thereabouts) emigration and commerce was being directed to the vast western areas of the two countries, and few trains ran north-south.
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893250942Everywhere West , so ,no north?no south?no east?
No east, at least. Presumably it applies to the American or Canadian West. At the turn of the last century (or thereabouts) emigration and commerce was being directed to the vast western areas of the two countries, and few trains ran north-south.
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In American history, most people lived near the east coast because they immigrated from Europe.
In 1804 the United States bought a huge tract of land from France. (Louisiana Purchase).
There was a war with Mexico in 1848, and the United States gained land now in California, Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. There was a continuous expansion of the population to this territory where the land w
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So “everywhere west” is “everyone go to west”?
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The trains go to every city, town, and place in the west.
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I understand. Thank you.

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