the first transcontinental railroad began pushing west in 1863. Towns would follow the tracks, as would a new generation of settlers in search of a homestead and a fresh start. But what was the ...

The newly opened Homestead Folk Art Museum is a celebration ... He documented his discoveries of new plants during the westward expansion of the United States, engraving them on limestone for ...

By the 1840s, the Mississippi Valley had transformed into a bustling area of commerce and industry, although the westward migration slowed due to the challenges of the Great Plains. Keywords ...