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Canals on the St. Laurence River
Lake St. Louis connected to Lake St. Francis. -
First U.S. Toll Road
Connects Lancaster and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
First Steamboat
Robert Fulton creates the first steam boat. -
Casson Canal
Links Montreal to Lake St. Louis -
Erie Canal
Efficient and less costly way to ship goods. -
John Stevens
Demonstrates how locomotives could ride on rails -
B&O Railroad
First railroad ever opens. -
Sarah Bagely
The first woman ever to work as a telegrapher. -
Civil War Railroads
Railroads become a major factor in strength during the Civil War -
Transcontinental Railroad
A railroad was built going from Council Buffs, Iowa to Sacramento, California. -
Compressed-Air brake Invention
George Westinghouse creates the compressed-air brakes for railway trains. -
Ford Model T
Henry Ford sells his Ford Model T as the first automobile to be made by an assembly line. -
Traffic Light Invention
Garrett Morgan created the first electric traffic light. -
First Scheduled Airline
St. Petersburg-Tampa Air boat Line becomes the world's first scheduled airline. -
Number Highway System
The Bureau of Public Road and the states work with each other to create a numbered highway system. -
Women Admitted to Coast Guard
Legislation signed by President Gerald Ford required that women be admitted to the service academies. -
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
President Barack Obama signed the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21).
