New York , State, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...financial capital of the nation. Political, Reform, and Cultural Movements...New York Central RR system. Political Corruption and the Labor Movement...economic growth accelerated, political corruption became rampant...headed by William Marcy "Boss" Tweed , but Tammany soon...Republican party also had bosses, notably Roscoe Conkling...