Educational Films about U.S. History (Part 02 - Early Westward Movement)

Cumberland Gap (AVA15022VNB1, 1986)
This film focuses on Cumberland Gap as a special place of passing for thousands of years--a place with a long relationship to the affairs of man. It relates the important role the gap played in opening the West to settlement.
Producer: U. S. Department of Agriculture
Creative Commons license: Public Domain.

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Kentucky Pioneers (1941)

Follows pioneer families along wilderness road to Kentucky. Shows their schools, recreation and everyday tasks, such as weaving, soap-making, cooking, carpentry and candle-making.

Production Company: ERPI Classroom Films, Inc., distributed by Encyclopedia Britannica

Creative Commons license: Public Domain.

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