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In 1870, the U.S. Transcontinental Railroad was completed.

<p>Connecting the United States from east to west, the Transcontinental Railroad was completed in Strasburg (formerly Comanche), Colorado....

I Hear the Locomotives: The Impact of the Transcontinental Railroad

In this four lesson unit, from EDSITEment, students analyze archival material in order to make connections between the arrival of the railroads and many of the....

America on the Move Exhibition - Section 1: Transportation in America Before 1876

In this online exhibition from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, students explore the ways that the nation's growing numbers of....

America on the Move Exhibition - Section 2: Community Dreams

In this online exhibition from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, students will explore the impact that the development of....

America on the Move Exhibition - Section 3: Delivering the Goods

In this online exhibition from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, students will discover how the completion of the network of....

September Calendar

This EDSITEment calendar is a collection of peer-reviewed Web sites and EDSITEment lesson plans covering September holidays and special events.....

Transportation Infrastructure Videos

Three short videos from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History provide an overview of the history of America's transportation....


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