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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Parks in the United States. (search)

Parks in the United States. The development of the park system, national, state, and civic, in the United States, is recent, though Boston had its Common, part of a purchase for a cow pasture in 1634, and since 1878 protected from encroachment by law. Interest in public parks was created by the papers of A. J. Downing in 1849, and led to the establishment of Central Park (862 acres) in the city of New York in 1857. The most important national parks or reservations in the United States are: Yosemite Park and Mariposa Grove, on the Merced River in Mariposa county, Cal., discovered in 1851, and established by Congress1864 Yellowstone National Park, 3,575 square miles, nearly all in northwestern Wyoming, established by act of CongressMay 1, 1872 A State forestry commission was appointed by New York State for the preservation of the Adirondack forest1885 State reservation at Niagara Falls opened to the publicJuly 15, 1885

Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Paschal, George Washington 1812-1878 (search)

Paschal, George Washington 1812-1878 Lawyer; born in Skull Shoals, Ga., Nov. 23, 1812; received an academic education; was admitted to the bar in 1832; removed to Texas in 1847. During the Civil War he earnestly supported the National cause; settled in Washington, D. C., in 1869. His publications include Annotated digest of the laws of Texas; Annotated Constitution of the United States; Decisions of the Supreme Court of Texas; Sketch of the last years of Samuel Houston, etc. He died in Washington, D. C., Feb. 16, 1878. Pastorius, Francis Daniel

Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Paulding, Hiram 1797-1878 (search)

Paulding, Hiram 1797-1878 Naval officer; born in New York City, Dec. 11, 1797; entered the United States navy as midshipman in September, 1811; was under Macdonough, on Lake Champlain, and received a sword from Congress for his services there. He accompanied Porter against the pirates in the West Indies in 1823, and became master-commander in 1837. He was commissioned captain in 1844, and was in active service in the West Indies and on the Pacific coast; and for the important services which he rendered the State of Nicaragua in suppressing the filibuster Walker, that republic gave him a sword. He was made a rear-admiral on the retired list (1861). In command of the navyyard at Brooklyn (1862-65) he did excellent service in preparing ships for the different squadrons, and in 1866 was governor of the Philadelphia Naval Asylum. Admiral Paulding was a son of John Paulding, one of the captors of Major Hiram Paulding. Andre. He died in Huntington, L. I., Oct. 20, 1878.

Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pauperism in the United States. (search)

e success in dealing with pauperism, for the paupers comprised 5 3/10 per cent. of the population in 1863, 4 6/10 in 1871, and only 2 per cent. in 1882. The experience of Buffalo, in this country, has been as instructive as it is gratifying. During the first ten years of the existence of the Buffalo Charity Organization Society—namely, from 1877 to 1887—the pauperism of the city decreased, so far as statistics indicate, at least 50 per cent. Of 763 families dealt with by that society in 1878-79, Mr. Rosenau, the secretary, was able to state that, so far as he knew, 458 families had never been applicants for charity since 1879, and only 81 were met with in 1887. Mr. Rosenau further said that, if the citizens of Buffalo would furnish the society with funds and workers, the close of 1897 would see the city practically free from pauperism, and, he hoped, with very little abject poverty within her limits. Mr. Kellogg, of the New York society, in his fifth annual report, claims that o

Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Peet, Stephen Denison 1830- (search)

Peet, Stephen Denison 1830- Clergyman; born in Euclid, O., Dec. 2, 1830; graduated at Beloit College in 1851 and at Andover Theological Seminary in 1854; was active in the ministry of the Congregational Church in 1855-66; later became known as an archaeologist. In 1878 he founded and became editor of The American Antiquarian, the first journal in the United States devoted entirely to archaeology. His publications include History of Ashtabula county, Ohio; Ancient architecture in America; History of early missions in Wisconsin; Primitive symbolism; Mound builders; Animal effigies; Cliff dwellers; The effigy mounds of Wisconsin, etc.

Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Peyton, Balie 1803-1878 (search)

Peyton, Balie 1803-1878 Legislator; born in Sumner county, Tenn., Nov. 26, 1803; elected to Congress in 1833; served four years, when he removed to Louisiana. He served during the war with Mexico, and in 1849 was appointed United States minister to Chile. He died in Gallatin county, Tenn., Aug. 19, 1878.

Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pierrepont, Edwards 1817-1892 (search)

Pierrepont, Edwards 1817-1892 Diplomatist; born in North Haven, Conn., March 4, 1817; graduated at Yale in 1837; removed to New York in 1845; elected judge of the Superior Court of New York in 1857; appointed one of the counsel for the prosecution of John H. Surratt, indicted for complicity in the assassination of President Lincoln. General Grant appointed him United States attorney for the Southern District of New York in 1869. In 1875 he was appointed Attorney-General of the United States, which office he resigned in 1876, on his appointment as minister to Great Britain, where he remained till 1878. He died in New York City, March 6, 1892.

Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pillow, Gideon Johnson 1806-1878 (search)

Pillow, Gideon Johnson 1806-1878 Military officer; born in Williams county, Tenn., June 8, 1806; graduated at the University of Nashville; studied law, and rose to the front rank in his profession. At the head of a brigade of Tennessee volunteers he joined General Scott at Vera Cruz in 1847, and performed gallant service throughout the war against Mexico. Scott made serious charges against him, but a court of inquiry acquitted him and left his fame untarnished. In 1861 he was commissioned a major-general of Tennessee militia, and also a brigadier-general in the Confederate army; but his military career was cut short early in 1862 by his conduct at Fort Donelson. He died in Lee county, Ark., Oct. 6, 1878. See Donelson, Fort.

Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Political parties in the United States. (search)

from Pennsylvania for President, 1872; Green Clay Smith, 1876; Neal Dow, 1880; John P. St. John, 1884; C. B. Fisk, 1888; John Bidwell, 1892; Joshua Levering, 1896; John G. Woolley, 1900. Greenback party, 1874 Became National Greenback Party, 1878; became Union Labor Party, 1887.—Unlimited coinage of gold and silver; substitution of greenbacks for national bank notes; suffrage without regard to sex; legislation in the interest of the laboring classes, etc. Nominated Peter Cooper for Presidehird term, etc. Mugwumps. Hunkers. Barnburners. Independent Republicans.—Started in 1879 in opposition to Senator Conkling's leadership of the party. Mugwumps. Ku-klux Klan. Ku-klux Klan. Loco-foco. Loco-foco. Readjusters, 1878. A division of the Democratic party in Virginia advocating the funding of the State debt at 3 per cent.; under the leadership of General Mahone. Silver Grays. Silver Grays. Stalwarts. A branch of the Republican party, followers of C

Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pomeroy, John Norton 1828-1885 (search)

Pomeroy, John Norton 1828-1885 Lawyer; born in Rochester, N. Y., April 12, 1828; graduated at Hamilton College in 1847; admitted to the bar in 1851; became Professor of Law in the New York University in 1864-69; practised in Rochester in 1869-78; and was Professor of Law in the University of California in 1878-85. He was the author of An introduction to municipal law; An introduction to the constitutional law of the United States; Remedies and remedial rights according to the Reformed Amerw York University in 1864-69; practised in Rochester in 1869-78; and was Professor of Law in the University of California in 1878-85. He was the author of An introduction to municipal law; An introduction to the constitutional law of the United States; Remedies and remedial rights according to the Reformed American procedure; A treatise on the specific performance of Contract; A treatise on equity Jurisprudence; and a Treatise on riparian rights. He died in San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 15, 1885.

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