Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Where's Everyone Going?
A great resource from the National Museum of American History that shows various modes and uses of transportation in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Granville T. Woods
Read a brief biography of Graville T. Woods, known as "The Black Edison" because of the multitude and scope of his inventions. Perhaps his most important was a way for trains to communicate with each other.
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Kentucky State Symbols
Discover all of the Kentucky state symbols here, including a picture and the year of adoption.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Matthew Perry's Mission to Japan
Comprehensive discussion of Commodore Matthew Perry's mission to Japan that opened diplomatic and trade relations between the United States and Japan.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Fulton's Battery Catamaran
A description of Fulton's steamboat and its influence on subsequent military warships. Interesting, anecdotal and well-written. Includes some biographical information. (Text is the actual radio transcript of a syndicated radio broadcast...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: John Henry: The Steel Driving Man
This ibiblio.org site deeply explores the truth behind the legend of John Henry. Content includes interviews with numerous scholars who take a look at how this legend may have been created. Scholars also analyze historical facts versus...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Rear Admiral John A. Winslow
Rear Admiral Winslow, born in Wilmington, N. C., November 19th, 1811, died in Boston, Mass., September 29th, 1873. He entered the navy as a midshipman, February 1st, 1827, and was made a lieutenant, February 9th, 1839. He was...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Rhode Island, 1919
A map from 1919 of Rhode Island showing the capital at Providence, counties and county seats, principal cities, towns, and ports, steam railroad lines, terrain, lakes, rivers, and coastal features.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Rhode Island, 1920
A map from 1920 of Rhode Island showing the capital at Providence, counties and county seats, principal cities, towns, and ports, steam railroad lines, terrain, lakes, rivers, and coastal features.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Rhode Island, 1914
A map from 1914 of Rhode Island showing the capital at Providence, counties and county seats, principal cities, towns, and ports, steam railroad lines, terrain, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. A grid reference in the margin of the...
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Unesco: Canada: Rideau Canal
The Rideau Canal, a monumental early 19th-century construction covering 202 km of the Rideau and Cataraqui rivers from Ottawa south to Kingston Harbour on Lake Ontario, was built primarily for strategic military purposes at a time when...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Maryland: Baltimore (Tugboat)
Oldest steam-powered tugboat in operation in the United States.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Indiana: Cannelton Cotton Mill
The Cannelton mill, overlooking the Ohio River, manufactured thread and cloth for over 100 years from 1851 to 1954. Its innovative design used steam power and Southern cotton, and its utility and aesthetics attempted to make Southern...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Hercules Tug Boat
This 1907 steam tug is now a museum ship at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Official plaque located in the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Visitor Center, located at the corner of Hyde and Jefferson...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alabama: Montgomery (Snagboat)
One of the few surviving steam-powered sternwheelers in the United States, it is one of two surviving United States Army Corps of Engineers snagboats. It was built in 1925 and played a major role in building the...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Washington (State): Virginia v (Steamer)
Constructed in 1922, the Virginia V is the last functioning ship of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet, and the only "wooden-hull, steam-powered, passenger vessel" that operates on the West Coast of the United States.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Iowa: Sergeant Floyd (Towboat)
Another of just 3 steam-powered towboats surviving.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Iowa: George M. Verity (Towboat)
One of three surviving steam-powered towboats in the United States, this ship pioneered on upper Mississippi in a certain way, leading to large private industry.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James Watt
(1736-1819) Inventor of the steam engine
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Ancrum Winslow
Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow (1811 - 29 September 1873) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. He was in command of the steam sloop of war USS Kearsarge during her...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Robert Fulton
The inventor of the first steam ship.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James Watts
James Watt (19 January 1736 - 25 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both Britain and the world.
Great Idea Finder
The Great Idea Finder: Elijah Mc Coy
Find out where the expression "The Real McCoy" comes from. This site provides brief biographical information about the inventor Elijah McCoy (1844-1929 CE).
University of Sydney (Australia)
Thermal Physics Module: Heat Engines [Pdf]
The second law of thermodynamics and the concept of entropy is applied to the topic of heat engines. The Carnot and Stirling engine are discussed. Efficiency is explained and an equation is derived.
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