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Special Feature Links

Use the links below to find more information on the special features in this chapter and to explore related topics.

Interdisciplinary Challenge: Oregon Trail

The National California/Oregon Trail Web Site http://www.oregontrailcenter.org
Artifacts and background about the Oregon Trail.

The Oregon Trail http://www.isu.edu/ ~trinmich/ Oregontrail.html
Historical information, illustrated descriptions of historic sites along the trail, and numerous interesting quotations from pioneers.


Technology of the Time: California Gold Rush

California Daguerreotypes http://www.daguerre.org/ gallery/ oakland/ ca_intro.html
An image gallery of miners during the California gold rush.

Gold Panning http://www.2getgold.com/ prospecting/ index.html
This site talks about how to pan for gold and what it might be like to do that today.

California Gold Mining Terms and Names http://www.sfmuseum.org/ hist9/ turrillgold.html
The site includes a description of terms and names about gold mining at the time and descriptions of mining techniques.

 

 

 

  

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