5 National Parks for American Industry - Roadschool History

The National Parks tell America’s story and the Industrial Revolution and technological advancement is an exciting chapter. This video will showcase 5 NPS sites that tell the story of industry (plus a bonus, private-owned site).
Filmed at:
-Saugus Iron Mill, Massachusetts
-Slaters Mill, Blackstone River Valley, Rhode Island
-Lowell National Historical Park, Massachusetts
-Lackawanna Coal Mine, Pennsylvania
-Steamtown, Pennsylvania
-Edison National Historical Park, New Jersey
This is by no means an exhaustive list of the National park sites that tell the story of industry. A few honorable mentions are Paterson Great Falls in New Jersey (site of the first hydroelectric plant), and the Manhattan Project sites in Los Alamos, NM and Oak Ridge, TN.
Music by: Epidemic Sound
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