Book
Who Came Down That Road? Book Summary
Video Introduction to the book
Author
George Ella Lyon Author Website
- George Ella Lyon was Kentucky poet laureate in 2015 and 2016
I Am From Project
Teaching and Learning Resources
1000 Events That Changed the World from HistoryStack
National Road Monument, Indiana State Capitol, Indianapolis
Links to pages dealing with roads, rivers and railroads
The Erie Canal and the Early 19th Century Transportation Revolution
The Transcontinental Railroad
Zhang Qian and the Beginnings of the Silk Road
The National Road, America's First Major Highway- linking Maryland & Ohio
- Also known as the Cumberland Road or the Main Street of America
- Authorized in 1806; begin in 1813, reached Illinois in 1839
- Workers crushed and hauled stone by hand
History of Route 66
- 2448 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles
- John Steinbeck in the Grapes of Wrath called it the "mother road"
- Part of it follows The Trail of Tears
Listen to and view Nat King Cole perform the song Route 66
I-90, St. Charles, Minnesota
The Interstate Highway System
The Mahican-Mohawk Trail
- East to West Native American pathway in western Massachusetts/sections also follow Route 2, the Mohawk Trail
- From the Connecticut River to the Hudson River along the Deerfield River, over the Hoosac Mountains and along the Hoosac River.
More Roads to Investigate
Appian Way
Old North Trail
Persian Royal Road
Gold Rush Highway 49
Trans-Saharan Trade Route
The Spice Routes
The Tea Horse Road
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