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Air Travel Consumer Report

http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/reports/index.htm

“The Air Travel Consumer Report is a monthly product of the Department of Transportation’s Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings (OAEP). The report is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by the airlines. “–From the Report.

Green Vehicle Guide

http://ofmpub.epa.gov/greenvehicles/

“Use this guide to choose the cleanest and most fuel-efficient vehicle that meets your needs. Low emissions and good fuel economy are both important for the environment. “–from the website.  From the EPA.

Calculate Fuel Costs & Compare Savings

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/savemoney.shtml

This fueleconomy.gov site lets you calcuate fuel cost for different time periods, and also lets you calculate using separate highway and city mpg figuures.

Crash Data

http://www.tn.gov/safety/stats/CrashData/default.shtml

From the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, there are extensive statistics on traffic fatalities and crashes in Tennessee here.

Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild

http://www.immigrantships.net/

Some passenger manifest information from immigrant ships is found here.

GasPriceWatch.com

http://www.gaspricewatch.com/new/default_V3.asp

The basic function of the website is to help you find the lowest price of gas in your neighborhood.”–From the website.

Map History/History of Cartography

http://www.maphistory.info/

“Old maps, early maps— non-current maps in general—are the subject of this site. Whether you are an academic, , collector, teacher, parent or surfer – WELCOME! Use this site to find the worthwhile free information about old maps, both on the web and in the real world. The site’s 120 ‘pages’ offer comment and guidance, and over 6,000 annotated links selected for relevance and quality.”–from the website.  Using the Index may be the easiest way to find maps you are looking  for.

Lowest Gas Prices

http://www.motortrend.com/gas_prices/index.html

“Our gas price locator can help you find the cheapest gas prices in your area.”–From the website.  From Motor Trend.  Pick you state, then your county, and then your municipality.

Alternative Fuels — FuelEconomy.gov

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/current.shtml

Information here about alternative fuels such as ethanol, natural gas, propane and others.   Links to information about tax incentives, alternative fueling station locations are and more are found here.

Fordimages.com

http://ford.artehouse.com/perl/home.pl

The Ford Motor Company offers thousands of photographs related to its long history in business here on this website.  The images are available to license.

The Southern Gateway : Crossing the River, Connecting America

http://southerngatewayproject.com/

“The Southern Gateway is more than a bridge. The term refers to an overall plan for improving cross-river travel for people and freight, and for better connections through Memphis to the tri-state region (TN, AR and MS) and the nation at large.”–From the website.

Disaster in the Gulf

http://publicpolicymatters.com/gulfoilspill.html

“BP oil spill-related press releases, statements and reports are collected here in a single convenient webpage.”–From the website.

Railroads and the Making of Modern America

http://railroads.unl.edu/

This is a digital history project from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that “explores the dynamic social change that came between 1850 and 1900 with the growth of railroads, telegraphs, steam ships and other technologies”–from the website.

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