ERA 6: ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States

Yellow Fever Epidemic Strikes Memphis

Industrialization and the City of Harriman, Tennessee

Growth of Railroads

Ida B. Wells challenges the Jim Crow law on the railroads

The Coal Mining Industry One response to the devastation of the Civil War was to transform the Old South into a “New South” based on outside capital, skilled labor, and industry One response to the devastation of the Civil War was to transform the Old South into a “New South” based on outside capital, skilled labor, and industry Many Northern business men relocated to the South because of the abundant natural resources and cheap labor Many Northern business men relocated to the South because of the abundant natural resources and cheap labor Coal was an important New South industry because it was used to power railroads, industry, and homes Coal was an important New South industry because it was used to power railroads, industry, and homes

Coal Mining in Tennessee Coal Mining in Tennessee

Industry Statistics Book (1877)

Women’s college brochure

Family Account Book,

The Tennessee Centennial Exposition in 1897

The Tennessee Centennial Exposition in 1897: Memorabilia