Frank Carlson Library

The story of transportation, especially roads and highways, and the effect on the history of the towns along the Solomon River Valley in central and western Kansas.This history is a project of the Solomon Valley Highway 24 Heritage Alliance, comprised of twenty-four communities located on or near the Solomon River and U.S. Highway 24, from east to west: Glasco, Simpson, Asherville, Beloit, Solomon Rapids, Glen Elder, Cawker City, Downs, Portis, Osborne,...

"Foreman Frankie is paving a new highway. To do so, Foreman Frankie and his crew need to mix concrete, pour a layer of asphalt, and make sure the road is very smooth. Sing along to the tune of 'Yankee Doodle' as you read the book and see how quickly Foreman Frankie and his crew can pave the highway!"--

"This book tells the history of Texas's antebellum frontier and the Butterfield Overland Mail, which ran from St. Louis to San Francisco through Texas from 1858 to 1861. The Overland Mail Road intersected and influenced much of Texas's frontier history and was the nineteenth-century equivalent of the modern interstate highway system, stimulating passenger traffic, commercial freighting, and business"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the Monitor and the Virginia, ironclad warships that confronted each other at the Civil War battle at Hampton Roads, Virginia, detailing what became of the ships after the battle and how the sunken Monitor was later investigated by scientists.

A description of the construction, battles, and historical impact of the Civil War battleships, the Monitor and the Virginia, known to Union forces as the Monitor and the Merrimack, which focuses on the Battle of Hampton Roads.