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Handout
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Brown Quarterly: The Chinese and the Transcontinental Railroad [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
From The Brown Quaterly (1997) an article describing the role of the Chinese immigrant in building the railroad. Includes images of the Chinese railroad workers. (PDF - scroll down to page 7)
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Primary
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum

Cpr Photographic History Museum: Nitroglycerine

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the use of nitroglycerine in the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad.
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Handout
Other

Colorado Historical Society: Chin Lin Sou, Chinese Railroad Laborer [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find out about a Chinese immigrant who, after laboring on the Central Pacific Railroad, became a wealthy miner in Colorado. From the Colorado Historical Society.