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Transcontinental Railroads Links
Transcontinental Railroads Links
American Heritage Magazine: Transcontinental Railroad
BrainPop: Industrial Revolution
Britannica School: Transcontinental Railroads (need Britannica password at home)
Crash Course History VIDEO: Railroad Journey & the Industrial Revolution
Digital Public Library: Building the Trans. Railroad (primary sources!)
DPLA Primary Source Set: Full Steam Ahead (primary sources!)
History.com: Transcontinental Railroad (includes video)
Library of Congress: Railroads & Mapping
Linda Hall Library: A Brief History of Building the Railroads
Nat'l Museum of American History: Transportation in America Before 1876 (click through!)
Univ. of Massachusetts: Trans. Railroad
US History: Early American Railroads
Maps & Visual Resources
Maps & Visual Resources
Central Pacific Railroad Museum: Maps Showing Development of US Railroads (very cool graphs!)
Library of Congress: Railroad Maps
ThingLink: Interactive Railroad Map
Perspective: Chinese Americans & Railroad Workers
Perspective: Chinese Americans & Railroad Workers
Digital Public Library of America: Early Chinese Americans (primary sources!)
Digital Public Library of America: Railroad Laborers (primary sources!)
Digital Public Library of America: Connection & Exclusion
Linda Hall Library: Cultural Impact of the Railroads
Perspective: Native Americans
Perspective: Native Americans
Digital Public Library of America: N.A.'s & the Railroads (primary sources!)
Digital Public Library of America: The Death of the West (primary sources!)
Perspective: Pioneers & Passengers
Perspective: Pioneers & Passengers
Digital Public Library of America: Railroad Passengers
PBS Learning Media Video: Boosterism & Immigrants
South Dakota History: Railroads and the Great Dakota Boom
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