A Brief History of the New York State Canals
How a canal lock works - a technical description
Source: Alta Vista - canal locks river
Cotton Gin
This site should meet all your Cotton Gin needs!
Wilkes County - Home of the Cotton Gin
a short paragraph - King Cotton
Great stats for the history of railroad growth and cotton production The Information Train Station - tons of links to Railroad museums listed by state
Historical and Technical Society Links - also from the Information Train Station
Source: Alta Vista - history railroad america
Railroad Museums in North America
Steamboats on the Mississippi - a critique of this book
TAMING THE WILDERNESS: Rivers, Roads, Canals, and Railroads - info on all topics currently being stuided in Bromley's class
River Craft - flatboats, steamboats, others
Windmills - the best site on Windmills!
The History of Cascade Woolen Mill
Stagecoach Days - San Diego Historical Society