Jay Cooke's firm had been the government's chief financier of the Union military effort during the Civil War. The firm then became a federal agent in the government financing of railroad construction.

Iowa played a vital role in the Underground Railroad, serving as a crucial sanctuary for enslaved people seeking freedom from ...

Railroad workers, Library of Congress In the years following the Civil War, railroads were privately owned and entirely unregulated. Though each company held a natural monopoly as long as it ...

shortly after the Civil War ended. The main structure of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Bridge was dismantled for scrap during World War II, though the piers remained in the ...

The National Parks Service is hosting an event to celebrate the recent inclusions of Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie in the ...

The Underground Railroad Museum is gearing up to honor the civil rights movement on Saturday. The event will take place at ...

Instead of showcasing Tennessee's railroad industry behind glass and ... Georgia, to explore its Civil War heritage. The museum also runs a serious of holiday-themed excursions, including a ...