The Iron Horse in Indian Country: Native Americans and Railroads in the U.S. West

2026/04/21 by Stephen Hausmann · 1 voice
Business, Management and Accounting · Environmental Science · Social Sciences · #American Environmental and Regional History #American History and Culture #Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies

paper · doi:10.1080/03612759.2026.2653399

openalex publication_date 2026/04/21 · openalex created_date 2026/04/22 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/15

Abstract

In 1866, Lewis Downing and William Adair, both Cherokee leaders living in Indian Territory, petitioned the United States government for the right to form a railroad corporation. “The Cherokees wish...

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• The Cherokee railroad project never came to fruition, but it speaks to the larger argument in 📚️ The Iron Horse in Indian Country: Native Americans and Railroads in the West, by Alessandra La Rocca L [bsky, 2 points, 0 comments]

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