Call of the West: Learn more about the Mormons, the Donner Party and the African American move west. This site is part of the support materials for the American Experience series.

American Westward Expansion: Includes maps of the Lewis & Clark Expedition 1804, the Santa Fe Trail 1821, the Oregon Trail 1835, the Mormon Pioneer Trail of 1846, the Pony Express Route 1860, the Overland Trail 1862 and Key Dates of Expansion. Also, several other trails are described and a story on frontier transportation explains the important role of the transcontinental railroad and the railroad companies.

Fur Trade: Information about the fur trade and the people involved

Famous Pioneer towns and Forts: Information on ghost towns and other towns by state.

Flagstaff History for Kids: Learn how the construction of the railroad helped Flagstaff, Ariz., to become a thriving, culturally diverse town. Click on the photos, and bring the early years in the West to life.

Explore The American West: Learn about the Buffalo, Farming & Agriculture, Wagon Trains, Gold rush, Railroads, Life on the Plains, The Frontier and the Indians.

Photography Collection--This  site contains a selection of 65,000, historic photographs from the collections of the Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Department and the Colorado Historical Society.

Mountain Men and Fur trade--An on-line Research Center devoted to the history, traditions, tools, and mode of living, of the trappers, explorers, and traders

New Perspectives on the West --Companion site to the television documentary, The West. This site includes: Events in THE WEST,   Places in THE WEST, an interactive map covering the territory and the times; People in THE WEST, an interactive biographical dictionary of historical figures; and Archives of THE WEST, documentary materials including memoirs, journals, letters, photos and transcripts.