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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Iron Road

For Students 9th - 10th
A good summary of the history of the building of first transcontinental railroad and images of the transcontinental railroad. From the introduction to the PBS video, The Iron Road.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Transcontinental Railroad

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the mechanics of railroad trains. Investigate boom towns and explore the life and challenges of sheriffs in these frontier settlements.
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Website
PBS

Pbs the West: The Grandest Enterprise Under God

For Students 9th - 10th
The critically acclaimed PBS series, "The West," depicts the coming of the railroad throughout the west and the consequences of the settling of the west.
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Other

Literature Learning Ladders: Laurence Yep "Dragon's Gate"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site offers an overview of Lawrence Yep's "Dragon's Gate." Includes resource links but only a few work in the archived version of the site.
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Article
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum

Cprr History Museum: The First Rail Laid

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Central Pacific Railroad contains an article from the Sacramento Daily Union on the first rail laid on the western end of the transcontinental railroad on October 27, 1863.
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Primary
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum

Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum: Beyond the Mississippi

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains excerpts from Albert D. Richarson's "Beyond the Mississippi" about the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad and his trip on the train.
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eBook
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum

Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum: Linking the Oceans

For Students 9th - 10th
A chapter, "Linking the Oceans" from "The Railroad Builders" by John Moody, published in 1919. Included is information about the building of the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad as well as other transcontinental...
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Golden Spike National Historic Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage of the Golden Spike National Historic Site. Provides general information about the completion of the transcontinental railroad and contains links to other information.
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Handout
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum

Cprr Photographic History Museum: The Origin of the Idea for a Pacific Railroad

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of a book about the Central Pacific Railroad written in 1898, this article discusses the origin of the idea to construct a transcontinental railroad.
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Curated OER

Re Union and the Railroad

For Students 9th - 10th
A speech and an engraving that illustrate how the railroad helped to unite the country after the Civil War.
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Curated OER

Transcontinental Railroad

For Students Pre-K - 1st
transcontinental railroad
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Curated OER

Transcontinental Railroad

For Students Pre-K - 1st
transcontinental railroad
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Curated OER

Transcontinental Railroad

For Students Pre-K - 1st
transcontinental railroad
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Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Transcontinental Railroad

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Transcontinental Railroad."
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Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Transcontinental Railroad

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Transcontinental Railroad."