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The Eads Bridge Proved the Power of Steel
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The Eads Bridge proved that steel could be used for large-scale building projects.
Web Exclusive: Salt Lake City, UT
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Enjoy a virtual tour of Temple Square and its key attractions.
Web Extra: When Mules Ruled the Canal
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The role played by mules that pulled barges along the Erie Canal in its early days.
Web Extra: A View from the Top of the Roebling Bridge
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Geoffrey goes to the top of the Roebling Bridge to learn about its engineering feats.
Web Extra: A Modern Ride on the Transcontinental Railroad
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Amtrak still operates trains over portions of the original Transcontinental Railroad.
Web Extra: The Story Behind One AIDS Quilt Panel
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Mark Ward talks about sewing a panel for his late partner, Dixon Tabla.
Web Extra: Segregation on Streetcars
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Richard Campanella, professor at Tulane University, talks about segregation in New Orleans
Web Extra: Artifacts of the Boston Post Road
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Many historic remnants can still be found along today's Boston Post Road.
Web Extra: Van Buren vs. Horse
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Former President Martin Van Buren fell from his horse-drawn carriage on the National Road.
Web Extra: The Fight to Remember Black Wall Street
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Reconciliation Park is an effort to remember and learn from the devastation in Tulsa, OK.
Web Extra: Meet the 54th Regiment Reenactors
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Geoffrey Baer learns more about the experience of being a Civil War reenactor.
Web Extra: Honoring Crazy Horse
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The relevance of a larger-than-life monument of Crazy Horse in the Black Hills of SD.
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