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- Railway station, Charlotte, 1898
- A small railway station in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1898.
- Format: image/photograph
- Railway station, Charlotte, 1898
- The new railway station in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1898.
- Format: image
- The growth of tourism: Warm Springs
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 5.9
- Advertisement for Warm Springs (now Hot Springs) in Madison County, North Carolina, from the late nineteenth century. Includes historical commentary about the region, tourism, and nineteenth-century medicine.
- Format: pamphlet
- Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.
- Advertising new products
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 5.6
- Advertisements from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries show new technologies, new tastes, and new ways of marketing goods to consumers.
- Format: article
- By David Walbert.
- The rise of Populism
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 7.1
- American farmers faced new economic difficulties after the Civil War. In response, they organized to promote cooperation and to defend their interests politically. In the 1890s, they joined with labor unions to create the People's (or Populist) Party.
- Format: article
- Unused railroad tracks skirting Otavalo, Ecuador
- Railroad tracks overgrown with weeds extend into the distance. A few houses border the tracks. Mountains loom in the background. In the late nineteenth century, the railroad came to Latin America. Railroad technology revolutionized transportation, especially...
- Format: image/photograph
- Beardsley, Arizona: Panoramic photograph
- The frontier settlement of Beardsley, Arizona, is seen in a black-and-white panoramic photograph. Railroad tracks recede into the distance, suggesting that the photograph may have been taken from a railroad car. A few buildings line the tracks, and a number...
- Format: image/photograph
- 1861 map of North Carolina and South Carolina
- An 1861 color map of North and South Carolina, shaded by county and showing the locations of major roadways and railroads.
- Format: image/article
- Circa 1862 map of coastal North Carolina
- Circa 1862 map of coastal North Carolina, showing the locations of towns, major waterways, and railroads. Based on General Burnside's expedition.
- Format: image/article
- 1891 railroad map of eastern North Carolina
- 1891 railroad map of eastern North Carolina and Virginia. A blue highlighted line emphasizes the Norfolk and Western railroad line. Other railroad lines are visible. Lines highlighted in red show what appear to be major water routes.
- Format: image/article
- Railroad bridge in Chihuahua, Mexico
- A single-track railroad circles around a steep, tree-covered hill. A bridge crosses a river bed that has a thin stream of water. Chihuahua is the largest state in Mexico and shares a border with the United States. The largest city in the state is Ciudad Juarez,...
- Format: image/photograph
- Railroad station in Chihuahua, Mexico
- Men with briefcases wearing business attire stand engaged in conversation on a train platform. A family with small children is gathered farther down the platform. Two passenger train cars sit at the station. Chihuahua is the largest state in Mexico and shares...
- Format: image/photograph
- Two train tracks merge in Chihuahua, Mexico
- A single set of train tracks divides into two as a train travels toward the camera. The tracks travel through low rocky hills. Chihuahua is the largest state in Mexico and shares a border with the United States. The largest city in the state is Ciudad Juarez,...
- Format: image/photograph
- Railroad bridge in a Mexican valley
- A railroad bridge connects two steep rocky hillsides. The lower levels of the hillsides are carpeted in trees. The railroad bridges crosses a wide, dry riverbed. Chihuahua is the largest state in Mexico and shares a border with the United States. The largest...
- Format: image/photograph
- 1875 railroad map of North Carolina and South Carolina
- This 1875 railroad map of North and South Carolina is shaded by county. While the names of some of the railroad lines are difficult to read, the routes and major destinations are clearly visible.
- Format: image/map
- Circa 1900 railroad map of western North Carolina
- This circa 1900 railroad map of western North Carolina shows counties and topography as well as railroad lines. The lines are color coded, but the labels are somewhat difficult to read. Orange lines are Southern lines. Blue lines are Central Carolina lines....
- Format: image/map
- Plessy v. Ferguson
- The text of the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation even in public accommodations (particularly railroads), under the doctrine of “separate but equal.”
- Format: court decision/primary source
- North Carolina's physical and cultural geography
- In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 1.3
- In this lesson students will make assumptions about the influence of geography on various aspects of historical human and cultural geography.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- North Carolina Transportation Museum
- All the details for your field trip to the museum. Or take a virtual trip and read about and explore the exhibits, including the Flue Shop, the Master Mechanic's Office, and the Robert Julian Roundhouse. Take a few minutes to watch the online video that explains the history of steam railroads in North Carolina.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Border Belt Farmers Museum
- Not only will students learn about the history of tobacco farming, they will discover other important industries to this southern North Carolina county.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
