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ERIC Number: EJ598130
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
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Allegheny Portage Railroad: Developing Transportation Technology. Teaching with Historic Places.
Eick, Brian; Wallner, Rick
Social Education, v63 n3 p1-12 Apr 1999
Presents a lesson that will help students discover the innovative technologies of the Allegheny Portage Railroad that can be used when teaching about early 19th-century expansion and industrialization. Expounds that students' skills in geography and history will be strengthened through map reading, examination of pictures, and analysis of firsthand accounts. (CMK)
Descriptors: Built Environment, Geography, Industrialization, Map Skills, Modernization, Personal Narratives, Primary Sources, Relevance (Education), Secondary Education, Skill Development, Social Change, Social Studies, Technological Advancement, Topography, United States History
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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