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Immigration
Angel
Island Immigration Station
Story of the island that was designed to handle the flood of immigrants. coming from the Panama Canal
http://www.angelisland.org/immigr02.html
Chinese
Exclusion Act
The 1882, law restricted the flow of Chinese into the U.S.
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/chinex.htm
From
One Life to Another
The story of European immigrants in the 19th century.
http://library.thinkquest.org/26786/
Immigration
in America and the 13 Colonies
Locate information sources on those arriving to the
Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia colonies.
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Way/9301/HistoryDay.html
My
History is America's History
http://www.myhistory.org/
Peaks
and Waves of Immigration
Graphs are used to describe the flow in immigration
http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/Immigration/waves_of_immigration.html
Swedish
Emigration
A complete chronicle of the Swedish in America. The site contains
links and photos.
http://www.americanwest.com/swedemigr/pages/emigra.htm
Wall
of Honor
This is a searchable database enabling you to look for
those who may have been processed through the Immigration Station
at Ellis Island.
http://www.wallofhonor.com/
The
Railroad
All
Aboard
This site developed from a graduate thesis by a University of
Virginia student. You will discover the important contribution
that the railroad played in the development of Yellowstone and
Yosemite national parks.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma96/railroad
Edsanders.Com:
Railroad History
Here you will find background on the people that worked on the
early railroads. history and also includes old train photos.
http://www.edsanders.com/railroad/history.htm
Railroad
Maps: 1828-1900
Maps are from the Library of Congress. They date from 1828 to
1900 and can be browsed by geographic location or rail line.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrhome.html
Trains
Magazine Online- Railroad History Resources
All About Railroads-History
The
Labor Movement
1919
Boston Police Strike
The 1919 Police strike in Boston involved the largely Irish-American police
force that had seen its wages lag badly during the war. Learn more here!
1919
Police Strike
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