Friedrich List as a Railway Pioneer in the USA

The historical significance of Friedrich List.- The American exile of Friedrich List from 1825 to 1832.- Unspoiled wilderness and rugged nature in the Blue Mountain range of Pennsylvania in the first half of the 19th Century.- The extensive extermination of the Indians by white settlers and Friedrich List’s stance.- The growing importance of coal in the course of early industrialization.- The emergence of anthracite coal,  its rise and fall.- Friedrich List’s discovery of a coal deposit in Pennsylvania.- The construction of the Little Schuylkill Railroad.- The acknowledgment of List’s achievements in the construction of the Little Schuylkill Railroad by Dr. Isaac Hiester.- Tamaqua and Port Clinton – the two endpoints of the Little Schuylkill Railroad.- The first positive effects of the Little Schuylkill Railroad.- Appendix: Dr. Karl (Charles) Neidhard  (1809-1895), step-son of Friedrich List – a pioneer of homeopathy in the USA.