Rock Springs Massacre | End of Track

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End of Track Rock Springs Rock Springs Massacre coal mining Transcontinental railroad railroad Union Pacific Wyoming Wyoming PBS WyomingPBS Wyoming PTV Chinese immigrants ethnic conflict railroad workers railroad labor Wyoming history Industrial Age Westward Expansion End of Track
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English-Language Arts History-Social Science
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Rock Springs Massacre | End of Track

Rock Springs became the center for coal mining in Wyoming. This was a financial boom for the railroad. Working the mines was difficult, and immigrants were brought in to work the mines. Eventually there were more Chinese than Europeans and a China Town emerged.

 

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