Homestead National Monument
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A primarily visual tour of a general store, or mercantile store. Settlers moving westward would have gone to stores similar to this one during the late 1800s.
Published 07/05/13
A comical, abridged history of wheat harvesting. The video discusses how wheat was harvested by hand, then by horses, then by machine.
Published 07/05/13
A concise video about the construction of sod homes, or "soddies", by the west-bound settlers.
Published 07/05/13