This was built to connect the Hudson River to the Great Lake…
This was built to connect the Hudson River to the Great Lakes. It provided a direct water route from New York City to the Midwest. It triggered large-scale commercial and agricultural development. It paid for itself by charging tolls.
Read DetailsThis 2,100-mile wagon route linked the Missouri River to wes…
This 2,100-mile wagon route linked the Missouri River to western Oregon and was a main passageway for white western settlers between the 1830s and 1870s. It is estimated that nearly 400,000 settlers, farmers, miners, ranchers, and business owners and their families utilized the trail to travel westward.
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This woman made her mission to bring needed supplies to the Union soldiers. She became known as the “angel” of the battlefield. However, she is most notably known for being the founder of the American Association of the Red Cross. Who was she?
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