Interesting Facts about Reconstruction Era

・Life Expectancy

44.1 years for white males, 46.4 years for white females in 1870.

・Costs of Living

Varied but, depending on the section of country. 

Rent averaged $10-$25 a month

Foods, Lights and fuel averaged $40 a month

・Populations 

184109 in 1870

・Wage/Salaries

In mid 1870s,

a school teacher earned $360 a year

a factory worker $500

a farm worker $180, a cowboy $480

a bank clerk $1800

a policeman $600-$900

a reporter $1040

・Music

Showboats and vaudeville musical reviews reappeared. Popular songs of the period included "Silver Threads Among the Gold", "I've Been Working on the Railroad", "Clementine", "My Wild Irish Rose", and "Sweet Rosie O'Grady". John Philips Sousa popularized such march songs as "The Stars and Stripes Forever" and "Semper Fidelis"