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Railroad Detectives (5th grade)
Would Florence exist without the railroad? Discover how three competing railroad companies, two rival port cities, and one strategic crossroads transformed a pine forest into one of the most important railroad junctions in the region. How did the arrival of the railroad change the landscape, the economy, and the lives of people in the Pee Dee? During your visit, trace the routes of history on your own annotated railroad map of Florence's founding.
Gallery Tour: Pee Dee History Gallery - Rail
Studio Activity: Multi-media annotated map creation
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SC COLLEGE- AND CAREER-READY MATHEMATICS STANDARDS:
5.MGSR.3.2 Represent mathematical and real-world situations by graphing, labeling, and interpreting points in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane. Provide opportunities to find a point on the coordinate plane. It is important for students to examine the relationship between the x-axis and the y-axis. Real-world situations could include map situations.
SC COLLEGE- AND CAREER-READY SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS:
Standard 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the economic, political, and social effects of expansion and industrialization on the United States and South Carolina between 1860–1910.
Enduring Understanding: The Second Industrial Revolution, urbanization, and access to resources contributed to the expansion of the United States during this time period. At the same time, groups migrated to and within the United States creating tensions and adding to the rich culture of the nation. The student will: Compare the physical landscape and demographics of the U.S. before and after the Transcontinental Railroad. This indicator was developed to promote inquiry into how the physical landscape of the U.S. changed due to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. This indicator also promotes inquiry into how human movement and settlement into the American west greatly affected the physical landscape.
