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Learning Activity 3-D-2: Local Documents, Data, and Cartoons
Travis-interesting links about PA railroad history. I spent a bit of time on the equipment diagram links. There is a wealth of information here that really provides an inside view on railroad history and how it might have impacted business, travel and development. You have a great start to your resource links for the project. Chris.

[|PRR Stations by County] This site provides a comprehensive look at former PA Railroad stations, arranged by county. Many of the stations have pictures from their time of use. The site can be a good resource for old photos of local stations.

[|Great Railroad Strike of 1877] This site provides a description of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. Students will want to refer to specific events in their final projects; this is a good example. The site provides background information as well as some photos, including one of an order from Sheriff William Jennings ordering people to remain in their homes due to civil unrest in Harrisburg.

[|Equipment Diagrams] Database contained diagrams of trains and other equipment used by the PRR.

[|Horseshoe Curve Accident] This is a newspaper article from May 28, 1887, describing a fatal railroad accident at the Horsheshoe Curve, a well-known landmark in Altoona. The article was originally printed in the New York Times.

[|PRR Book of Rules, 1857] This site is a copy of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Book of Rules, printed in 1857. While not a carbon copy of the original, it does contain all of the important text and rules that railroad workers followed in the mid-1800s.

[|PRR Maps Page] This site contains a series of maps of past and current railroad lines.

Learning Activity 4-D-1: Local Photos and Posters
[|Horseshoe Curve Panorama]

// This is a very neat photo, it appears to be much different than a modern photo of the horseshoe curve. Your resources are well selected and very local, which will be very meaningful to students. CK .// Horseshoe Curve Flyer

[|Altoona Curve Information] [|Johnstown Flood]

Learning Activity 5-D-1: Local Audio and Music
==[|Johnstown Flood Song] // These links provide local resources that can be used to help students understand the railroad's effect on pop culture during this peirod, in the local area. CK .//== [|Another Johnstown Flood Song] [|Altoona Freight Wreck Song] [|Don't Stand Me Still]

Learning Activity 6-D-1: Local Video and Maps
[|Line Map West of Altoona] [|Line map of City of Altoona] [|Map of proposed railroad line across U.S., 1854] [|Map of Johnstown including path of 1889 Flood] [|Video "Pennsylvania Railroad;" footage and history of Horseshoe Curve]

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