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Tri-State District Railroads: Connection And Endurance, Brecken Larson
Tri-State District Railroads: Connection And Endurance, Brecken Larson
Theory and Practice: HIST430
The purpose of the railroad is to connect-people to places, commodity to consumer, all the while building a network of relationships. In the Tri-State Mining District, the area railroads served the local mining industry by hauling the ore concentrate to the purchasing smelter. Both industries worked to support the Tri-State area, despite governmental intervention and economic downturns Throughout the early to min-1900s, Tri-State District railroads connected to the mining industry, endured the government, and steamed into the future.
The Travels Of Coal Miners In Cherokee And Crawford Counties, Jason Smith
The Travels Of Coal Miners In Cherokee And Crawford Counties, Jason Smith
Theory and Practice: HIST430
The ability of coal miners in Cherokee and Crawford County to travel was aided greatly by the creation and implementation of rail travel in both counties at the end of the 19th century. The availability and creation of these methods of travel became necessary and affordable for mining in both regions. As the wages of the miners increased the greater luxuries in life became available to them. This would allow for the creation of rail lines, trolleys and cars that enabled a larger majority of people to travel short and long distances. The invention of these modes of travel gave …