Who Invented The Iron Horse?

Iron Horse (also known as Pegasus Without Wings) is a 2-ton, 12-foot-tall iron sculpture created by Abbott Pattison. Although the sculpture was not well-received at first, as of the second decade of the twenty-first century it is visited by many tourists and University of Georgia students. When was the Iron Read more…

Are Trains Called Iron Horse?

“Iron horse” is a literary term for a train or locomotive. Why did they call the train an iron horse? Origin. Iron horse was used admiringly when comparing early road and railroad traction engines performance to slower, less powerful horse powered tramways. Was the Iron Horse a train? In Ellicott’s Read more…

Where Did Modern Horses Evolve?

North America. Some 10 million years ago, up to a dozen species of horses roamed the Great Plains of North America. These relatives of the modern horse came in many shapes and sizes. Some lived in the forest, while others preferred open grassland. Here, two large Dinohippus horses can be Read more…