But it was through popular American music that railroads really made their mark. As tracks began to snake their way across the continent during the 1800s, songs were composed to hail the coming of ...

In the 1800s, the area was one of Ohio’s busiest stops on the Underground Railroad. Some of those safe houses still stand today, and people can take a tour. “We are very close to Cincinnati.

The fundamental principle of railroads has remained the same for almost ... the years is the architecture of stations. In the early 1800’s rail stations were small and utilitarian.

Cattle trails were a lifeline for small upstart towns in the 1800s. The Texas-Montana cattle ... Similar to cattle trails, railroads would become the new lifeline of small settlements.

And a lot of that is because it was built in the 1800s with the railroad,” said Downtown Revitalization Director Kate Kizito.

At a presentation on Thursday, historian Karen Sieber will share her findings on Minnesota's connection to freeing enslaved Black Americans via the Underground Railroad in the mid-1800s.