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1. Exxon Mobil History

   Trace the history of petroleum including its roots with Standard Oil Company which later became Exxon and Mobil oil companies.

   http://www2.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/About/History/Corp...

   
   

2. History of the Standard Oil Company

   Entire text of this book by Ida M. Tarbell.

   http://www.history.rochester.edu/fuels/tarbell/MAIN.HTM

   
   

3. Industrial Revolution: A Trip To The Past

   Describes some of the advances in machinery, art, medicine, transportation, and industry that occurred during this time.

   http://members.aol.com/mhirotsu/kevin/trip2.html

   
   

4. Lowell National Historical Park

   Preserves the history of the American Industrial Revolution in Lowell, MA. Includes historic cotton textile mills, trolleys, miles of canals, gatehouses, and more.

   http://www.nps.gov/lowe/

   
   

5. Power of Water and the Industrial Revolution

   Student report that argues the Industrial Revolution could never have occurred had it not been for the power of water.

   http://165.29.91.7/classes/humanities/amstud/97-98/wate...

   
   

6. WayBack - Technology in 1900

   Learn about the first telephone operators, early race cars, music videos, and more...1900 style! Read historic predictions too. From PBS' The American Experience.

   http://www.pbskids.org/wayback/tech1900/

   
   

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