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Tooele Valley Museum & Historic Park

  • About the Museum & Park
    • Our Mission
    • What will you find at the museum?
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    • Tooele Valley Railway
    • Local Train History
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    • Historical Sites in Tooele County
    • International Smelting & Refining Company
  • HOURS AND LOCATION
  • Tooele History Tour
  • TRAINS 101 (for all ages)
  • Storytime

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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