Rocky Mountains

The Chinese built the railroad by hand where they used a painstaking process of drilling small holes and placing dynamite to create tunnels through mountains. What the dynamite could not destroy, laborers had to hand carve, so laborers could only accomplish carving fourteen inches each day. When the work was done, the Chinese camped in the snow because their employers did not provide any housing (“Inside

“Glenwood Springs – The History of the Rocky Mountain Resort” written by Jim Nelson is a great portal to view the small hot springs town and its milestones throughout the years. Nelson starts all his 21 chapters with a range of years. For example, chapter 21 has the gap of what happened in Glenwood Springs from 1991 to 2000. Starting with chapter one, the first inhabitants, dinosaurs both land and sea dwelling are predominant. Nelson explains that the ocean creatures are more famous, however, because

by the winning of independence that resulted in the steady flow of migrants to the Mississippi valley. The far west was a region of high mountains, strange rock formations, brilliant colors, deserts and immense distance. The discovery of paths made it possible for migration to the west of United States as the ox-driven carts could cruise through the mountains and across the desert (Roza, 2011). It should be noted that at this time persons had the desire of moving out of the overcrowded cities to

The “Blackfoot” or “Blackfeet” tribe is a Native American tribe that is located in the Great Plains. The differentiation between “Blackfeet” or “Blackfoot” is depending on your culture and where you’re at in the world. Most normally, Americans refer to them as the Blackfeet; while Canadians refer to the tribe as Blackfoot. The Native American tribe has believe the name “Blackfeet” to be offensive, therefore the proper pronunciation is Blackfoot. The Blackfoot tribe is made up of three bands

The United States has many great places for a family to spend a vacation since it has 50 states, but the best place for a family with young children to do a dozen of activities, such as swimming and camping, and having a beautiful and not expensive place is to go Nebraska. First of all, Nebraska has Omaha’s Henry Zoo that ranked one of the best zoo in the world according to TripAdvisor, said Peters. Omaha’s Henry Zoo features with many great exhibits, such as jungle, aquarium and desert dome, and

In 1942, fifteen thousand American soldiers and civilian laborers poured into Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon to construct a highway stretching from mainland United States to Alaska. In doing so, they had to overcome obstacles of climate, terrain, and manpower (see Figure 1). The construction of the Alaska Highway serves an enlightening episode where Canadian and American interest in northern development and continental defense became intertwined. The continental projects in the North-west

The Black Bear was a bear tribe that lived in the northwest of the United States. They were around Niagara Falls and the Adirondack Mountains. The Iroquois bear tribe was not just one tribe, but there was five. There was the Mohawk tribe, Oneida tribe, Onondaga tribe, Cayuga tribe, and Seneca tribe. The bear tribes were not together, they were against each other. The bear tribes hated each other, they were fight over this special spot right in the middle New York. This part of New York had the fall

The Transcontinental Railroad was responsible for many impacts in the United States. However, the category that had the greatest impact was the Social category. The impact of the Transcontinental Railroad can be divided into three categories. Political, economic, and social. It’s safe to say that the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad on the United States was instrumental to the development of the status of where we are today. But which category was the most responsible for the development

The Transcontinental Railroad revolutionized the United States of America. Built from 1863 to 1869, the almost 2,000-mile long track joined together from Sacramento and Omaha on May, 10 in Promontory Point, Utah. The Transcontinental Railroad had many effects on America, but was the impact most prominent socially, politically, or economically? The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad reshaped economy. The Railroad created a much more efficient method of transport, grew towns into cities, and

Black Kettle is a well known traditional Cheyenne peace chief. Black Kettle is traditional because peace is the traditional Cheyenne culture and most other Cheyenne chiefs fight and that is why Black Kettle is traditional. He was born in 1802 in the Black Hills of present day South Dakota. Black Kettle is famous for being a peacemaker, the tribal chief of the Southern Cheyenne, and Chief of the Council of Forty-four. There isn’t a lot of information about Black Kettle’s early life. He was born