1176 Miles from Omaha to Sacramento O N T R a C K S

RAILWAY AT DALE CREEK BRIDGE, WYOMING 69 18 Y, MA R D E E A E L N N Y E H E C E H Promontory Summit, Utah T Golden Spike Ceremony Ohmaha, NE NEWDRAFT Sacramento, CA 1869 - May 10th. - 1869 YoRK ! DRAFT GREAT EVENT ! RAIL ROAD FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC GRAND OPENING t r a i n "dining saloon" ’ E a t i n s t y l e R A I L S w h i l e t r a v e l i n g T I C K E T S THE GREAT TRANS-CONTINENTAL ALL-RAIL ROUTE KID the tracks. -Business Men- - $ 1 1 1 FOR FIRST CLASS T a k e a d va n d a g e FACT 4 8 p e o p l e t o a c a r - HEATED CAR o f n e w ly o p e n e d - COMFORTABLE BEDS a s i a n m a r k e t s v i a fastest way to go coast to coast - no more wagon trains TRAINS TRAVELED c a l i f o r n i a - F O R T H I R d Almost M e n u $ 4 0 MPH CLASS TICKETS in 1869 - W O O D E N B E N C H E S - -Settlers!- Fried Salmon Steak ............................ 35c Boiled Ox Tongue with Tomato Sauce... 35c O N L Y A F E W I t ' s y o u r 1176 Miles from Omaha to Sacramento Pickled Lam’s Tongue........................... 25c Wyoming D A Y S O F T R A V E L D E S T I N Y , Boston Clam Chowder........................... 20c T O Y O U R t o e x p a n d w e s t . Rhubarb Pie......................................... 10c DESTINATION w e s t c o a s t Backed Apple Dumplings....................... 15c fa r m i n g a n d Cocoa................................................... 15c b u s i n e s s i s SHORTEST, QUICKEST, AND CHEAPEST ROUTE WEST Beef Tea.............................................. 10c W O R K E R S b o o m i n g ! W A N T E D TRAIN CUTS DOWN TRAVEL TIME FROM 6 MONTHS TO ONE WEEK! RELAX AND ENJOY THE SCENERY! F O R S N O W R E M O VA L O N T R A C K S . G E T P A I D $30 A MONTH IN GOLD! 7 DAYS A WEEK. Best line for Cheyenne DRAFT v vw 15, 19 on May 18 T egan e vice b J f rst ail ser ce Curtis N-4HM US Air M Servi usi y Air er four ng co S Arm lots. Af month nverted U my pi s “Jen by Ar ht operati ny” b s f own all f ig ons o iplane Army, f th y the artment’ e mai own b ce Dep s Mail w l being f st Of ere US Po taken by the 1918. A over st 12, eria Augu l Mail Service on DRAFT DRAFT Pilots The planes were always on flown when air mail the lookout for the next service began did not have navigational equipment, thus pilots wayfinding point, a tower with a During beacon and an arrow pointing them in the beginning of had to stop flying at night and wait had nothe instruments, Air Mail service, radios, planes or other until daylight to continue their journey. the direction they needed to go. Air Mail navigational equipment, so pilots had to be The original coast to coast air mail route beacons were placed every ten miles, skilled and courageous to make the long flights took 70 hours. so when visibility was clear, a pilot could see the necessary. next tower from the tower they were at. equipped with bright beacons were built air, so pilots had to dress in in 13 locations across Soon the50 footcountry tall towersto insulated flightThe cockpit uniforms was to open stay direct pilots safely through the night. warm in the air. With the ability hours would have been uncomfortable, night, airmail was shipped coast to but pilots were willing to endure the navigate day and Flying for many to coast in discomfort to deliver the mail. cutting the34 hoursdelivery Outside of Cheyenne lies U.S. Air time in half. , Mail Beacon #38. Most of the towers were disassembled during World War II because steel was in short supply, but the concrete arrows still exist in many locations today, including Beacon #38. 2nd Lt. James Clark Edgerton (1896-1973) Edgerton flew the Philadelphia to Washington,May 15, DC,1918. leg onOver the7,155 the first day of scheduled Air Mail service in the United States on 52 trips Cheyenne was an important location along the next five months 107as an overhoursArmy a totalAir in theMail of pilotair US Air Mail route, and was one of the original Edgerton flew 13 stops on theYork first to California! flight route from New miles, spending DRAFTand making only one forced landing. United States Oregon tCiy, Oregon DRAFT Oregon Country Louisiana DRAFTMexican Cession Independence, MO De t ! stiny! go Wes Opp 1843 - 1870 ortunity! Calling All Explorers, Miners, Oregon Trail Supplies What will you see on • Food - The average trip consisted of: the trail?> • 200 Pounds of Flour As you journey west you will travel through Ranchers, And Businessmen! • 150 Pounds of Bacon Native American land, and will likely trade ’ • 10 Punds of Coffee goods with local indigenous people along the KID S Do you want a fresh start in the fertile lands of the Oregon • 20 Pounds of Sugar way. In the Great Plains, you will see vast • 10 Pounds of Salt herds of Bison, and travel from fort to fort FACT Country? Join fellow settlers on this incredible 2,170 mile in order to stay supplied for the long journey. • Parts and Tools: Repairs were often needed on The wagon typically used on the the road for the wagon and equipment. While in Wyoming most wagon trains stop at journey from Independence, Missouri, through the Great Fort Laramie, a major resupply stop along the Oregon Trail was the Prairie • Basic Kitchenware: Supply Listroute. As you keep heading west you can • Cooking Kettle Schooner, and it was 4 feet Plains, over the Rocky Mountains in Wyoming, and • list stop and etch your name into Independence wide, 11 feet long, and • Frying Pan rock near Rawlins. You can be assured you across rivers to Oregon City. • Coffee Pot • list are heading in the right direction if you pass 10 feet tall! The back • Tin Plates • list by this major landmark along the Oregon wheels were typically • Cups Trail. As you and your wagon train make your In 5-7 short months, you could be there! • Knives and Forks • list 50” tall and the way through Wyoming you will roll through front wheels • Luxury Items: Emigrants also often brought• list the prairie, cross large rivers including the furniture, books, and personal belongings Green River, and travel over mountain passes, were 44” tall. that eventually were discarded along the including South Pass and Thompson Pass. Wagons were pulled by trail to lighten the weight of the wagon. either 4-6 oxen, or 6-10 mules. DRAFT Famous Little America Motel Lincoln Highway started as a hardened dirt surface OO SS TT C OO A T CC AA TT OO C A SS T Women found a new sense of freedom driving DRAFT automobiles on the Lincoln Highway. Freedom on the open road! DRAFT Eventually the highway was paved with brick Unique Roadside Billboards Prior to highways there were no developed roads The Federal Highway Act of 1921 designated for people to easily drive from town to town, and money so that all highways could be paved, thus most of these dirt or gravel roads were impassable creating a safer and faster route of travel. This in wet weather. In 1912, planning for the Lincoln marked the end of the Lincoln Highway, which Highway began with the dream of a transcontinental highway was replaced by Interstate 80, and only small across the U.S. The Lincoln Highway had a hardened dirt LINCOLN HIGHWAY remnants of the old highway exist today. In 1928, the Boy surface that stretched 3,389 miles from Times Square in Scouts of America made one last effort to memorialize the New YorkCity, all the way to Lincoln Park in San Francisco. Lincoln Highway by placing 2,400 concrete markers with Cheyenne was one of 700 cities the highway passed an “L” and a medallion of President Abraham Lincoln. through. In 1913 the highway route was completed and it Restaurants, motels, and gas stations still carry Lincoln- took travelers around 30 days to drive coast to coast. related names, such as the Lincoln Theater in Cheyenne. Giant Indian Head: Wa-Pai-Shone Reno, Nevada Giant Indian Head: Wa-Pai- Shone Reno, Nevada Worlds Largest Fishing Fly Locan, Nevada Driving a car in 1913 was slow and tedious, and most cars had a top speed of MILES 45 PER HOUR ! There was NO air-conditioning and NO heat in cars. Most cars did not have springs or shock absorbers, so driving Giant Indian Head: Wa-Pai-Shone on uneven roads would have been very Reno, Nevada Giant Indian Head: B U M P Y ! Wa-Pai-Shone ! Reno, Nevada DRAFT ALL ABOARD!DRAFT DRAFT How long did it take to build the first transcontinental railway? Why was this railway important? How many tunnels were built to finish the connecting tracks? TRAINS HOWFAST did TRAVEL in1869 ? DRAFT v vw DRAFT YHE RMA T I IL LH A DRAFT IT .

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