TransportationBy: Kyle Whitehead, Kody Wentz, Dakota

McKelley, and Matt Moyer

Successes1849-1856 The North Carolina Railroad

opens1856- Started the intracoastal waterway1874- Stagecoach service to charlotte is

discontinued, travelers now use trains1887- Electricity has proven itself in

Charlotte now that lights have been installed.

1889- North Carolina’s first electric street car begins service in Asheville

Failures1854- Plank road connection Fayetteville

with Bethania Plank roads destroy the wheels on the

wagonsThe overland trail was a long dangerous

road which you could get attacked by native Americans.

The Oregon Trail was also a very dangerous trail.

Stage coaches were failures because they broke easily.

Ways of Transportation

Increase of Train Popularity

Siteshttp://www.ncgo.org/transportation-timeline1

800-1850.cfm

http://houck.salkeiz.k12.or.us/cool.sites/ss/180.tavel/travel.1800.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0111463/transportation.htm