Other Web Sites
Other web sites that we found interesting or useful,
many of them on subjects related to the Economic Adventure, are
linked here. For convenience and searchability, sites have been
sorted into subject categories. Many sites fall into more than one
category, so you will find them listed multiple times across several
subjects.
All Sites
"History of" Sites
Banking/Finance
Commerce/Trade/Industry
Communication/Transportation
Connecticut
Daily Life
Economic/Personal Finance Education
Especially for Kids
Health
Infrastructure
Cape Cod Canal, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' web site for the Cape Cod Canal, the world's widest sea-level canal and a New England point of interest, is packed with in-depth canal history, photographs, and information on educational, recreational, and natural resources.
http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/recreati/ccc/ccchome.htm
History of the U.S. Postal Service
An interesting and in-depth account of the formation of our country’s earliest communication network that helped bind us together as a nation—the U.S. Postal System. This detailed work, nicely sectioned into chapters and very searchable, is preceded with a useful timeline of significant postal history events.
http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub100/welcome.htm?from=postalhistory&page=pub100htmlfile
National Postal Museum (Washington, D.C.)
The web site of the Smithsonian Institution's National Postal Museum details the history of mail service in America, from colonial times through the late 19th century, and how establishment of our postal system helped bind the nation. Tour the permanent and temporary exhibits, as well as the selection of special online exhibits, learn about “philately” (stamp collecting), or download the free curriculum guides available for educators.
http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/
The Big Dig
The largest, most complex, and most challenging highway project in American history is Boston's Big Dig. Explore the project's lengthy history (construction started in 1991!) and interesting information on archaeological finds and the engineering feats that make the Dig a marvel. Take a virtual tour, view the project's extensive photo gallery, or just check progress on this comprehensive site.
http://www.bigdig.com
Invention/Entrepreneurship
Maine
Massachusetts
Museums/Historical Societies/National Historic Sites and Parks
New England
New Hampshire
Pop Culture
Research/Reference Sites
Rhode Island
Science/Technology
Social Change
Vermont
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