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Tooele Valley Museum & Historic Park

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Junior High Social Studies Lessons

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad, teachers throughout Utah created lessons to help students learn more about Utah’s railroad history.

Indigenous Encounters with the Transcontinental RailroadDownload
Utah’s Agriculture, Railraod, Mining & IndustrializationDownload
Travel Before and After the Transcontinental RailroadDownload
Native Rumors: Rumor vs. Reality of Indigenous Attacks on the Trails WestDownload

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