Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Our Story: All Aboard the Train!
Activities and resources, built around a reading of Jingle the Brass by Patricia Newman, for teaching young learners about the importance of railroads in American history.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 1338: The Last Masts
Read about the history of the steamboat and the difficult transition that led to the eventual relinquishing of a ship's sails. This article is a transcript of a radio broadcast.
Britain Express
Britain Express: Richard Trevithick Biography
This site by Britain Express gives a biography of inventor Richard Trevithink (1771-1833 CE).
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Joseph Mallord William Turner
This site from Ibiblio.org provides a short biography and examples of some of the well-known works of master artist J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851 CE).
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Robert Fulton
Learn how the steamboat got its start at the hand of a curious and energetic inventor-Robert Fulton. (In Spanish)
Oakland Museum of California
Oakland Museum of California: Gold Rush and Hydraulic Mining
This page gives a brief explanation of extracting minerals by means of hydraulic mining. This was a labor intensive process that was often dangerous but necessary to find gold.
PBS
American Experience: Technology Timeline: 1752 1990
Short descriptions of important technological innovations produced in America and the date of their introduction.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Paddlewheel Steamer
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1989 to commemorate paddlewheel steamers, which revolutionized they way goods were shipped in the 19th century.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Where's Everyone Going?
A great resource from the National Museum of American History that shows various modes and uses of transportation in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Other
Granville T. Woods
Read a brief biography of Graville T. Woods, known as "The Black Edison" because of the multitude and scope of his inventions. Perhaps his most important was a way for trains to communicate with each other.
Other
Kentucky State Symbols
Discover all of the Kentucky state symbols here, including a picture and the year of adoption.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Matthew Perry's Mission to Japan
Comprehensive discussion of Commodore Matthew Perry's mission to Japan that opened diplomatic and trade relations between the United States and Japan.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Fulton's Battery Catamaran
A description of Fulton's steamboat and its influence on subsequent military warships. Interesting, anecdotal and well-written. Includes some biographical information. (Text is the actual radio transcript of a syndicated radio broadcast...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: John Henry: The Steel Driving Man
This ibiblio.org site deeply explores the truth behind the legend of John Henry. Content includes interviews with numerous scholars who take a look at how this legend may have been created. Scholars also analyze historical facts versus...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Rear Admiral John A. Winslow
Rear Admiral Winslow, born in Wilmington, N. C., November 19th, 1811, died in Boston, Mass., September 29th, 1873. He entered the navy as a midshipman, February 1st, 1827, and was made a lieutenant, February 9th, 1839. He was...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Rhode Island, 1919
A map from 1919 of Rhode Island showing the capital at Providence, counties and county seats, principal cities, towns, and ports, steam railroad lines, terrain, lakes, rivers, and coastal features.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Rhode Island, 1920
A map from 1920 of Rhode Island showing the capital at Providence, counties and county seats, principal cities, towns, and ports, steam railroad lines, terrain, lakes, rivers, and coastal features.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Rhode Island, 1914
A map from 1914 of Rhode Island showing the capital at Providence, counties and county seats, principal cities, towns, and ports, steam railroad lines, terrain, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. A grid reference in the margin of the...
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Unesco: Canada: Rideau Canal
The Rideau Canal, a monumental early 19th-century construction covering 202 km of the Rideau and Cataraqui rivers from Ottawa south to Kingston Harbour on Lake Ontario, was built primarily for strategic military purposes at a time when...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Maryland: Baltimore (Tugboat)
Oldest steam-powered tugboat in operation in the United States.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Indiana: Cannelton Cotton Mill
The Cannelton mill, overlooking the Ohio River, manufactured thread and cloth for over 100 years from 1851 to 1954. Its innovative design used steam power and Southern cotton, and its utility and aesthetics attempted to make Southern...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Hercules Tug Boat
This 1907 steam tug is now a museum ship at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Official plaque located in the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Visitor Center, located at the corner of Hyde and Jefferson...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alabama: Montgomery (Snagboat)
One of the few surviving steam-powered sternwheelers in the United States, it is one of two surviving United States Army Corps of Engineers snagboats. It was built in 1925 and played a major role in building the...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Washington (State): Virginia v (Steamer)
Constructed in 1922, the Virginia V is the last functioning ship of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet, and the only "wooden-hull, steam-powered, passenger vessel" that operates on the West Coast of the United States.
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