Along with 190 other passengers from the Grand Duchy of Baden, Joseph Mast set sail aboard the Bolivar from Le Havre, France, on April 5, 1834. After 58 days at
The Baltimore and Ohio was the first railroad in the United States, opening for commerce in 1830. Early railroads used horses and steam engines. They competed with other methods of
“If any other proof were needed that man is naturally a gregarious and social animal it could be conclusively furnished by the persistency with which he cuts roads through the