Transcontinental Railroad: Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
Central Pacific Railroad construction in the 1860's. Stereoviews, engravings, maps, and documents are treasures of western Americana that illustrate the history of the first transcontinental railroad, built from Sacramento, California over the Sierra Nevada mountains, the to end of track at the Golden Spike.
cprr.org/Museum/faster.html Welcome to WestWeb
WestWeb is a topically-organized website about the study of the American West.
library.csi.cuny.edu/westweb/ Paintings by Harry Fonseca
A collaborative exhibition between the Oakland Museum of California and the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, revealing a rich visual history through paintings, watercolors and drawings of the California gold rush
museumca.org/goldrush/fonseca.html American West
A great amount of historical information about the American West.
americanwest.com/ Women of the West
over-land.com/westpers2.html Exhibit: The Louisiana Purchase
nara.gov/exhall/originals/loupurch.html... In Search of the Oregon Trail
In Search of the Oregon Trail reexamines both the myths and facts from the history of the Oregon Trail.
pbs.org/opb/oregontrail/indextext.html Land of Golden Dreams
Land of Golden Dreams is the online version of the Huntington Library's special exhibition of the original manuscripts, drawings, letters, paintings, books, and diaries from the California gold rush.
huntington.org/Education/GoldRush/ Trail of Hope: The Story of the Mormon Trail (Stories & Photos)
The story of the Mormon Trail unfolds in this 2 hour breathtaking documentary from award wining producer Lee Groberg...
pbs.org/trailofhope/story1.html Archiving Early America - Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone's Adventures is presented here for the first time on the Internet
earlyamerica.com/lives/boone/index.html... Images of the American West-1861-1912
Selected images from the National Archives.
treasurenet.com/images/americanwest/wes... The Pioneer Story
The trail from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake Valley was approximately 1,300 miles long and would ultimately lead 70,000 pioneers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the West
lds.org/gospellibrary/pioneer/pioneerst... Women in the Gold Rush
Information about Women in the Gold Rush..
goldrush.com/~joann/ Lewis & Clark in North Dakota
Walk in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark as they travel through unknown lands in search of an uninterrupted waterway to the Pacific. Includes historical account of journey out and back, along with a comprehensive listing of sites and attractions along the Lewis and Clark trail in North Dakota.
ndlewisandclark.com/ The Virtual California Gold Country
Travel along Highway 49 and visit the old mining camps, see the sights and learn their history, all without leaving the comfort of your desktop..
malakoff.com/vcgc.htm Education First: Donner Online
Donner Party Webquest..
kn.pacbell.com/wired/donner/
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