Senior Wednesday: Railroaded – The Industry that Shaped Kansas
Wichita Public Library - Advanced Learning Library 711 West 2nd St N, WichitaTransporting immigrant settlers, creating jobs, and feeding beef markets in the East, the railroad industry dominated the 19th Century American economy. Most Kansas towns were founded because of the railroad and few survived without it. Yet the advance of the railroad came at a significant cost to the Plains Indians, Read more…
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