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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 3 3 Browse Search
William Alexander Linn, Horace Greeley Founder and Editor of The New York Tribune 1 1 Browse Search
Margaret Fuller, Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli (ed. W. H. Channing) 1 1 Browse Search
Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order 1 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Long, Robert Carey -1849 (search)
Long, Robert Carey -1849 Architect; born about 1819; after practising in Baltimore for several years settled in New York City in 1848. He was the author of Aztec architecture; Ancient architecture of America, etc. He died in New York City in July, 1849.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nevada, (search)
he Humboldt in wagons on their way to California......1844 Gen. J. C. Fremont's expedition crosses Nevada from near Pilot Knob into California......1845 Nevada included in the territory ceded to the United States by the treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo......Feb. 2, 1848 H. S. Beatie takes possession of the present site of Genoa, erects a log-house, and opens a supply depot for emigrants......1849 Gold discovered in small quantities in Gold Cañon, near Dayton, by Abner Blackburn......July, 1849 An immigrant named Hardin discovers silver in the Black Rock range, 1 1/2 miles from the place settled in 1866 as Hardinville......1849 Nevada included in the Territory of Utah by act......Sept. 9, 1850 Trading-post erected on land where Carson City now stands......1851 E. Allen and Hosea B. Grosch discover silver ore in Gold Cañon......1853 Carson City laid out in Eagle Valley by Abraham V. Z. Curry, who built a stone house there......1858 Chinese first introduced into N
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Washington, (search)
naming it New Market......October, 1845 Congress notifies Great Britain that the conventions of 1818 and 1827, for joint occupation of Oregon Territory (including Washington) will terminate after twelve months......Feb. 9, 1846 Smithfield, afterwards (1850) Olympia, founded by Levi L. Smith and Edmund Sylvester......1846 Indian massacre at the Presbyterian mission at Waiilatpu; Dr. M. Whitman and family killed......Nov. 29, 1847 Fort Steilacoom, on Puget Sound, established......July, 1849 Convention of twenty-six delegates at Cowlitz Landing memorializes Congress for a separate government for Columbia (Oregon north of the Columbia)......Aug. 29, 1851 Seattle founded; named from a noted Indian chief......1852 Coal discovered near Bellingham Bay by William Pattle......1852 First number of the Columbian, a weekly newspaper, issued at Olympia......Sept. 11, 1852 Congress establishes a territorial government for Washington (Oregon north of the Columbia), and conf