The Iron Road |
Primary Source
List of reources for further reading.
The Iron Road |
Article
Have students consider which modes of transportation they might use to travel from New York to San Francisco and how long each journey would take.
New York Underground |
Trailer
By the mid-1800s New York City was one of the most crowded places on earth.
New York Underground |
Article
What some viewed as folly, Alfred Ely Beach would embrace as possibility.
New York Underground |
Article
The success of the Interborough Rapid Transit System, more commonly referred to as the IRT, created an immediate demand for its expansion.
New York Underground |
Article
Friends and relatives came from across the city and waited outside the station for news of loved ones who frequented the Brighton Beach trains.
Rescue at Sea |
Primary Source
Read two articles from The New York Times and one from The Boston Post in January 1909.
Rescue at Sea |
Article
What made wireless such an appealing activity for young boys such as Sam White? Come find the answer.
Rescue at Sea |
Article
From the discovery of that strange phenomenon known as electromagnetism to the advent of Digital Audio Broadcasting, radio sure has come a long way.
Rescue at Sea |
Timeline
A timelne of Maritime Disasters from 1850 - 1994.
Rescue at Sea |
Map
On January 23, 1909, the "Republic" and "Florida" collided while sailing in dense fog, 26 miles southwest of the Nantucket Shoals Lightship.
Rescue at Sea |
Article
Meet the characters in the real-life, "Rescue at Sea" drama — Jack Binns, Jack Irwin, Mary and Eugene Lynch, Guglielmo Marconi, William J. Mooney and Captain Inman Sealby.
