Fans of American Jazz Greats, Blanche and Cab Calloway, Petition to Save thei...Anita Lane
Fans and Family seek to preserve the home of internationally renowned American jazz singer/songwriter Cab Calloway, whose childhood residence sits just two blocks outside the designated Arts and Entertainment District.
The document provides information about Lancaster County, Pennsylvania as a tourism destination. It highlights the Amish community and farms, covered bridges, and attractions that provide glimpses into Amish lifestyle such as The Amish Village and Kitchen Kettle Village. It also discusses the towns of Bird-in-Hand and Lititz, known for pretzels and chocolate, as well as nearby day trip destinations like Hersheypark, Philadelphia with its art museum and food tours, and Baltimore with Fort McHenry and Camden Yards baseball stadium.
The document provides information about the 2009 symposium titled "People, Prairies, Partners" held in Wichita Falls, Texas. It discusses the region's geography, climate, vegetation, history of human inhabitation, and establishment of the city of Wichita Falls. It also describes field trips taken during the symposium, including to the River Bend Nature Center and its butterfly conservatory, Wee-Chi-Tah Park, Lucy Park, and the Springer Ranch.
Pioneer Ancestors of Erma P Gordon AndersonJoeAnd41
The document provides background information on the pioneer ancestors of Erma Phyllis Gordon Anderson. It describes their multi-month journey of over 5,500 miles from their homes in Europe to settle in Utah in the mid-1800s. They traveled by foot, wagon trains, and ships to stage areas in Iowa and Nebraska before making the final leg of the journey west. They helped establish the first settlements in Utah and carved out lives in the wilderness of the West.
This document provides biographical information on Samuel Park Sr. and Isabella Gray Park, who were married in Ireland around 1820. It details their 6 children who were born between 1821-1832 in Ireland. The family moved to Kilbirnie, Scotland in the 1830s after Samuel Park Sr. died in 1833. Over the next few decades, family members converted to Mormonism and gradually emigrated to Utah to join the main body of saints. Isabella Gray Park and her daughter Mary Jane Park Draney traveled with the 1856 Mormon handcart company, departing Liverpool, England in March and arriving in Salt Lake City, Utah in September after a difficult journey.
This document provides an update on Larry Roeder's history project documenting the area of Conklin and Prosperity Baptist Church in Loudoun County, Virginia. It summarizes the early settlement of Conklin by both white and African American pioneers in the 18th century. It details Roeder's efforts to collect oral histories, photos, artifacts and records to preserve the history of prominent African American families like the Allens who lived in the area. The document outlines the boundaries of traditional Conklin and calls for help from community members to share their stories and knowledge to aid the project.
This document provides biographical information about William Meikle, Margaret Jessie Jackson, and their family. It details that William and Margaret were married in 1834 in Scotland and had three children together. It describes their places of birth in Scotland and discusses their conversion to Mormonism. It summarizes their 1856 emigration from Scotland to Utah with their family as part of the Mormon handcart companies, noting the route and dates of their journey.
This document provides biographical information about Samuel Park Jr. and Jean Harvey Park, early Mormon pioneers who emigrated from Scotland to Utah in the 1850s. It summarizes that Samuel was born in 1828 in Ireland and Jean was born in 1831 in Scotland. They married in 1849 in Scotland and Samuel joined the LDS church in 1851. Facing religious persecution, they decided to emigrate to Utah in 1855 with their young son, taking a ship called the Charles Buck. They arrived in Utah in 1855 but their son passed away during the journey. The document provides details about their family history and migration from Scotland to Utah as part of the Mormon pioneer movement.
Fans of American Jazz Greats, Blanche and Cab Calloway, Petition to Save thei...Anita Lane
Fans and Family seek to preserve the home of internationally renowned American jazz singer/songwriter Cab Calloway, whose childhood residence sits just two blocks outside the designated Arts and Entertainment District.
The document provides information about Lancaster County, Pennsylvania as a tourism destination. It highlights the Amish community and farms, covered bridges, and attractions that provide glimpses into Amish lifestyle such as The Amish Village and Kitchen Kettle Village. It also discusses the towns of Bird-in-Hand and Lititz, known for pretzels and chocolate, as well as nearby day trip destinations like Hersheypark, Philadelphia with its art museum and food tours, and Baltimore with Fort McHenry and Camden Yards baseball stadium.
The document provides information about the 2009 symposium titled "People, Prairies, Partners" held in Wichita Falls, Texas. It discusses the region's geography, climate, vegetation, history of human inhabitation, and establishment of the city of Wichita Falls. It also describes field trips taken during the symposium, including to the River Bend Nature Center and its butterfly conservatory, Wee-Chi-Tah Park, Lucy Park, and the Springer Ranch.
Pioneer Ancestors of Erma P Gordon AndersonJoeAnd41
The document provides background information on the pioneer ancestors of Erma Phyllis Gordon Anderson. It describes their multi-month journey of over 5,500 miles from their homes in Europe to settle in Utah in the mid-1800s. They traveled by foot, wagon trains, and ships to stage areas in Iowa and Nebraska before making the final leg of the journey west. They helped establish the first settlements in Utah and carved out lives in the wilderness of the West.
This document provides biographical information on Samuel Park Sr. and Isabella Gray Park, who were married in Ireland around 1820. It details their 6 children who were born between 1821-1832 in Ireland. The family moved to Kilbirnie, Scotland in the 1830s after Samuel Park Sr. died in 1833. Over the next few decades, family members converted to Mormonism and gradually emigrated to Utah to join the main body of saints. Isabella Gray Park and her daughter Mary Jane Park Draney traveled with the 1856 Mormon handcart company, departing Liverpool, England in March and arriving in Salt Lake City, Utah in September after a difficult journey.
This document provides an update on Larry Roeder's history project documenting the area of Conklin and Prosperity Baptist Church in Loudoun County, Virginia. It summarizes the early settlement of Conklin by both white and African American pioneers in the 18th century. It details Roeder's efforts to collect oral histories, photos, artifacts and records to preserve the history of prominent African American families like the Allens who lived in the area. The document outlines the boundaries of traditional Conklin and calls for help from community members to share their stories and knowledge to aid the project.
This document provides biographical information about William Meikle, Margaret Jessie Jackson, and their family. It details that William and Margaret were married in 1834 in Scotland and had three children together. It describes their places of birth in Scotland and discusses their conversion to Mormonism. It summarizes their 1856 emigration from Scotland to Utah with their family as part of the Mormon handcart companies, noting the route and dates of their journey.
This document provides biographical information about Samuel Park Jr. and Jean Harvey Park, early Mormon pioneers who emigrated from Scotland to Utah in the 1850s. It summarizes that Samuel was born in 1828 in Ireland and Jean was born in 1831 in Scotland. They married in 1849 in Scotland and Samuel joined the LDS church in 1851. Facing religious persecution, they decided to emigrate to Utah in 1855 with their young son, taking a ship called the Charles Buck. They arrived in Utah in 1855 but their son passed away during the journey. The document provides details about their family history and migration from Scotland to Utah as part of the Mormon pioneer movement.
Hoff Phenomenology Research - ED 574 - Pioneer Life Photo EssayRosemary Hoff
This is an addendum to an ED 574 qualitative research paper providing visual background information about what life was like in Valley County during the early pioneer days through the 1940's. The primary paper is a phenomenology research report exploring what it was like to attend and/or teach in early pioneer one-room schools in Valley County.
Robert Shipley was born in England in 1816 and converted to Mormonism in 1847. He married Harriet Wright, who was born in England in 1830, in 1848. They emigrated to Utah in 1849 with their infant child, surviving a ship fire and cholera outbreak. They settled in Draper, Utah where they lived in a dugout and later adobe homes. Harriet gave birth to 10 children while living a pioneer lifestyle, raising crops, sewing clothing, and helping others. Both Robert and Harriet lived into their late 70s and 80s, passing away in Draper in 1896 and 1913 respectively.
William Peacock Jr. and Phyllis Hyom were married in 1834 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. They had 10 children together in England before emigrating to Utah in 1866 with three of their youngest children. They traveled by ship to New York and then overland to Wyoming, Nebraska, where they split up to travel to Salt Lake City with two different wagon companies. William and two children arrived with the Andrew H. Scott company on October 8th, while Phyllis, daughter Martha, and another company arrived on October 22nd. They settled in Smithfield, Utah.
The document summarizes the history of Savannah, Georgia from its founding in 1733 through the present day. It discusses how General James Oglethorpe established the colony and laid out the city's grid plan. It then covers the city's role in the cotton industry, the Civil War, growth of the port and tourism industry. It concludes by providing brief descriptions of some notable landmarks, neighborhoods, and day trips outside the city.
The document provides a history of Wilkes County, North Carolina. It describes how the county was established in 1777 and named after John Wilkes. Some of the earliest settlers included Christopher Gist in 1750 and Daniel Boone and his family for many years. Wilkes was the home of Revolutionary War heroes like Benjamin Cleveland. It provides brief histories of the towns of Wilkesboro, North Wilkesboro, and Ronda. It also discusses how some major companies originated in Wilkes County like Lowe's and Tyson Foods.
There are many events happening in September in Prince William County and Manassas, Virginia related to history, music, crafts, and beer/wine festivals. Some highlights include Oktoberfest celebrations at local breweries, concerts at Jiffy Lube Live, the Manassas Latino Festival, the Occoquan Fall Arts & Crafts Show, and Civil War reenactments at historic sites like Brentsville Courthouse.
This document provides biographical information on Foster Gordon and Mary Jane Park, a pioneer couple who immigrated to Utah from England in the 1850s/1860s. It summarizes their family origins, marriage, locations they lived, and their 10 children. It also discusses the context of coal mining in England and Ohio, and speculates that Foster Gordon's father may have worked in the coal mines in both places. Finally, it provides historical context about the timeframe of the American Civil War, when the Gordon family likely immigrated to Utah in 1861 with the John R. Murdock pioneer company after leaving Ohio.
Docia A. Conley Corporation was one of Chatsworth’s successful icons from 1915 -1979, located at 21032 Devonshire.
Known to most of us as The Paradise Gift Shop, it also had a Tea Room.
It has been said that The Paradise Tea Room was always a favorite destination to “motor” out to for a Sunday drive.
The family owned business, started by Docia and George Conley, combined a tea room garden setting surrounded by a variety of plants, trees and exotic birds.
1924 – Real Estate subdivider William George Loomis creates the Kadota Fig Farms in Chatsworth
1924 - WG Loomis plants 148 acres of figs at Devonshire and DeSoto
Background on WG Loomis and other Fig Acreage in California
1926 – Docia and George Conley buy a 2 acre fig farm in Chatsworth
Docia Conley has been processing/canning fruit since 1908
In 1915 Conley & Conley is incorporated, and a fruit preserving plant is built in Highland Park on Pasadena Ave.
In 1926 they build The Paradise Tea Room and Gift Shoppe, and a processing plant on their 2 acre fig farm.
20’s and 30’s events, including hosting visitors at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Private Labels for Roy Rogers, Major Dept Stores…
In 1979 the Paradise Gift shop closes and the land is developed.
This document provides biographical information on Hamilton Gray Park and Agnes Steele Park who were pioneers that immigrated to Utah from Scotland in 1850. It summarizes that Hamilton and Agnes were married in Scotland in 1844 and had four children there. In 1850, they departed Liverpool, England on the ship North Atlantic with their three surviving children and arrived in New Orleans before traveling by wagon train to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1852. The document includes details on their Mormon conversions, marriages, children, immigration journey, and settlement in Utah.
This document summarizes the immigration histories of Philip Baker and Harriett Ann Thompson Baker to the United States and Utah. Philip Baker departed from Liverpool, England in 1851 aboard the Ellen Maria and arrived in New Orleans, later traveling overland to Salt Lake City. Harriett Ann Thompson departed from Liverpool in 1853 aboard the Golconda with her family and arrived in New Orleans, then continued by steamboat and ox train to Salt Lake City. They married around 1860-1861 in Beaver, Utah and had 10 children.
Early history of jefferson county, iowa 08 10Tricia Slechta
This document provides a history of Jefferson County, Iowa from prehistoric times through the late 19th century. It describes the various indigenous peoples who lived in the area, including Paleo-Indians, Woodland tribes, the Ioway, Sauk, and Meskwaki. It discusses early European explorers and the Black Hawk War. The document then outlines the arrival of settlers in the 1830s-40s and the development of agriculture and transportation infrastructure like railroads. Important figures mentioned include John Huff, William Louden, James F. Wilson who served in Congress during the Civil War, and Thomas Emerson Maplethorpe, an early newspaper publisher.
Marblehead, Massachusetts has a rich history dating back to 1629 and offers many attractions for both residents and visitors. During the winter holidays, Marblehead hosts numerous events including the annual Christmas Walk on the first weekend of December where Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive by boat. Other holiday events include the Gingerbread Festival at the Jeremiah Lee Mansion. Marblehead also offers historic sites, art galleries, restaurants serving local seafood, and opportunities to enjoy the natural scenery along the coast.
Caleb Baldwin and his wife Nancy Kingsbury, along with their 11 children, were early members of the LDS church. They experienced religious persecution and imprisonment in Missouri before fleeing to Nauvoo, Illinois with other Mormons. In 1848, Caleb and 7 of his children traveled west with the Heber C. Kimball pioneer company and settled in Salt Lake City, Utah. Caleb had previously been imprisoned with Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail in Missouri and refused offers to renounce his faith. His descendants continued their involvement in the LDS church.
Charles Northrup Woodard and Margaret Ann MakinJoeAnd41
This document provides biographical information about Charles Northrop Woodard and Margaret Ann Malin, who were pioneers that traveled to Utah in 1847 and 1851 respectively. It details their family histories, involvement with the Mormon church, and journey along the Mormon Trail. Charles married Margaret in 1856 in Salt Lake City, and they settled in Kamas, Utah where they raised nine children before retiring back to Salt Lake City.
Andrew Jackson Allen was born in 1818 in Kentucky. In 1846, he joined the Mormon church and emigrated to Nauvoo, Illinois. In 1847, he traveled with his family as part of a pioneer company led by Abraham O. Smoot to Salt Lake Valley, arriving in November 1847. The journey was difficult due to high rivers, Indian attacks, and sick cattle. After arriving, Allen and the other pioneers worked to establish farms and settlements, facing challenges from crickets and frost that damaged crops. Sea gulls later helped control the cricket population.
Caroline Eugenia Augusta Nylander was born in 1847 in Bryngeltorp, Sweden. She likely immigrated to Utah between 1863-1867, following the common route of taking a ship from Sweden to Liverpool, then New York, and traveling by river boat and train to Wyoming, Nebraska. After arriving in Utah, she married Henry Day in 1867 in a plural marriage in Salt Lake City. They had two children together before she passed away in 1871 in Draper, Utah at the age of 24.
1) Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints faced persecution and violence in the 1830s-1840s in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, culminating in the death of their leader Joseph Smith in 1844.
2) In 1847, seeking religious refuge, thousands of Mormons embarked on a journey led by Brigham Young to establish a settlement in Salt Lake Valley, Utah.
3) The California Gold Rush beginning in 1848 attracted thousands of prospectors, known as "forty-niners", fueling rapid population growth in California through the discovery of gold and other precious metals in the region.
Early pioneers settled along the Olentangy and Delaware rivers in Delaware County, Ohio due to the rivers providing fresh water, transportation, and cleared land from Native American villages. As the town of Delaware grew in the early 1800s around the rivers, streets and businesses like taverns were established. Over time, Delaware changed from a rural settlement to a town with more houses, transportation infrastructure like bridges, and fewer open fields.
The document provides a history of the Smoky Hill Trail in Kansas, which was an important route for explorers, gold seekers during the Gold Rush, and cattle drives to Abilene and other towns. It summarizes key events like the establishment of forts for protection from hostile Native American tribes, the Butterfield Overland Despatch stagecoach and freight line that operated from 1865-1870, and the decline of the trail's importance as the railroad was constructed westward across Kansas. Tragedies like attacks on travelers and the Jordan family massacre of 1872 are also mentioned.
Hoff Phenomenology Research - ED 574 - Pioneer Life Photo EssayRosemary Hoff
This is an addendum to an ED 574 qualitative research paper providing visual background information about what life was like in Valley County during the early pioneer days through the 1940's. The primary paper is a phenomenology research report exploring what it was like to attend and/or teach in early pioneer one-room schools in Valley County.
Robert Shipley was born in England in 1816 and converted to Mormonism in 1847. He married Harriet Wright, who was born in England in 1830, in 1848. They emigrated to Utah in 1849 with their infant child, surviving a ship fire and cholera outbreak. They settled in Draper, Utah where they lived in a dugout and later adobe homes. Harriet gave birth to 10 children while living a pioneer lifestyle, raising crops, sewing clothing, and helping others. Both Robert and Harriet lived into their late 70s and 80s, passing away in Draper in 1896 and 1913 respectively.
William Peacock Jr. and Phyllis Hyom were married in 1834 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. They had 10 children together in England before emigrating to Utah in 1866 with three of their youngest children. They traveled by ship to New York and then overland to Wyoming, Nebraska, where they split up to travel to Salt Lake City with two different wagon companies. William and two children arrived with the Andrew H. Scott company on October 8th, while Phyllis, daughter Martha, and another company arrived on October 22nd. They settled in Smithfield, Utah.
The document summarizes the history of Savannah, Georgia from its founding in 1733 through the present day. It discusses how General James Oglethorpe established the colony and laid out the city's grid plan. It then covers the city's role in the cotton industry, the Civil War, growth of the port and tourism industry. It concludes by providing brief descriptions of some notable landmarks, neighborhoods, and day trips outside the city.
The document provides a history of Wilkes County, North Carolina. It describes how the county was established in 1777 and named after John Wilkes. Some of the earliest settlers included Christopher Gist in 1750 and Daniel Boone and his family for many years. Wilkes was the home of Revolutionary War heroes like Benjamin Cleveland. It provides brief histories of the towns of Wilkesboro, North Wilkesboro, and Ronda. It also discusses how some major companies originated in Wilkes County like Lowe's and Tyson Foods.
There are many events happening in September in Prince William County and Manassas, Virginia related to history, music, crafts, and beer/wine festivals. Some highlights include Oktoberfest celebrations at local breweries, concerts at Jiffy Lube Live, the Manassas Latino Festival, the Occoquan Fall Arts & Crafts Show, and Civil War reenactments at historic sites like Brentsville Courthouse.
This document provides biographical information on Foster Gordon and Mary Jane Park, a pioneer couple who immigrated to Utah from England in the 1850s/1860s. It summarizes their family origins, marriage, locations they lived, and their 10 children. It also discusses the context of coal mining in England and Ohio, and speculates that Foster Gordon's father may have worked in the coal mines in both places. Finally, it provides historical context about the timeframe of the American Civil War, when the Gordon family likely immigrated to Utah in 1861 with the John R. Murdock pioneer company after leaving Ohio.
Docia A. Conley Corporation was one of Chatsworth’s successful icons from 1915 -1979, located at 21032 Devonshire.
Known to most of us as The Paradise Gift Shop, it also had a Tea Room.
It has been said that The Paradise Tea Room was always a favorite destination to “motor” out to for a Sunday drive.
The family owned business, started by Docia and George Conley, combined a tea room garden setting surrounded by a variety of plants, trees and exotic birds.
1924 – Real Estate subdivider William George Loomis creates the Kadota Fig Farms in Chatsworth
1924 - WG Loomis plants 148 acres of figs at Devonshire and DeSoto
Background on WG Loomis and other Fig Acreage in California
1926 – Docia and George Conley buy a 2 acre fig farm in Chatsworth
Docia Conley has been processing/canning fruit since 1908
In 1915 Conley & Conley is incorporated, and a fruit preserving plant is built in Highland Park on Pasadena Ave.
In 1926 they build The Paradise Tea Room and Gift Shoppe, and a processing plant on their 2 acre fig farm.
20’s and 30’s events, including hosting visitors at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Private Labels for Roy Rogers, Major Dept Stores…
In 1979 the Paradise Gift shop closes and the land is developed.
This document provides biographical information on Hamilton Gray Park and Agnes Steele Park who were pioneers that immigrated to Utah from Scotland in 1850. It summarizes that Hamilton and Agnes were married in Scotland in 1844 and had four children there. In 1850, they departed Liverpool, England on the ship North Atlantic with their three surviving children and arrived in New Orleans before traveling by wagon train to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1852. The document includes details on their Mormon conversions, marriages, children, immigration journey, and settlement in Utah.
This document summarizes the immigration histories of Philip Baker and Harriett Ann Thompson Baker to the United States and Utah. Philip Baker departed from Liverpool, England in 1851 aboard the Ellen Maria and arrived in New Orleans, later traveling overland to Salt Lake City. Harriett Ann Thompson departed from Liverpool in 1853 aboard the Golconda with her family and arrived in New Orleans, then continued by steamboat and ox train to Salt Lake City. They married around 1860-1861 in Beaver, Utah and had 10 children.
Early history of jefferson county, iowa 08 10Tricia Slechta
This document provides a history of Jefferson County, Iowa from prehistoric times through the late 19th century. It describes the various indigenous peoples who lived in the area, including Paleo-Indians, Woodland tribes, the Ioway, Sauk, and Meskwaki. It discusses early European explorers and the Black Hawk War. The document then outlines the arrival of settlers in the 1830s-40s and the development of agriculture and transportation infrastructure like railroads. Important figures mentioned include John Huff, William Louden, James F. Wilson who served in Congress during the Civil War, and Thomas Emerson Maplethorpe, an early newspaper publisher.
Marblehead, Massachusetts has a rich history dating back to 1629 and offers many attractions for both residents and visitors. During the winter holidays, Marblehead hosts numerous events including the annual Christmas Walk on the first weekend of December where Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive by boat. Other holiday events include the Gingerbread Festival at the Jeremiah Lee Mansion. Marblehead also offers historic sites, art galleries, restaurants serving local seafood, and opportunities to enjoy the natural scenery along the coast.
Caleb Baldwin and his wife Nancy Kingsbury, along with their 11 children, were early members of the LDS church. They experienced religious persecution and imprisonment in Missouri before fleeing to Nauvoo, Illinois with other Mormons. In 1848, Caleb and 7 of his children traveled west with the Heber C. Kimball pioneer company and settled in Salt Lake City, Utah. Caleb had previously been imprisoned with Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail in Missouri and refused offers to renounce his faith. His descendants continued their involvement in the LDS church.
Charles Northrup Woodard and Margaret Ann MakinJoeAnd41
This document provides biographical information about Charles Northrop Woodard and Margaret Ann Malin, who were pioneers that traveled to Utah in 1847 and 1851 respectively. It details their family histories, involvement with the Mormon church, and journey along the Mormon Trail. Charles married Margaret in 1856 in Salt Lake City, and they settled in Kamas, Utah where they raised nine children before retiring back to Salt Lake City.
Andrew Jackson Allen was born in 1818 in Kentucky. In 1846, he joined the Mormon church and emigrated to Nauvoo, Illinois. In 1847, he traveled with his family as part of a pioneer company led by Abraham O. Smoot to Salt Lake Valley, arriving in November 1847. The journey was difficult due to high rivers, Indian attacks, and sick cattle. After arriving, Allen and the other pioneers worked to establish farms and settlements, facing challenges from crickets and frost that damaged crops. Sea gulls later helped control the cricket population.
Caroline Eugenia Augusta Nylander was born in 1847 in Bryngeltorp, Sweden. She likely immigrated to Utah between 1863-1867, following the common route of taking a ship from Sweden to Liverpool, then New York, and traveling by river boat and train to Wyoming, Nebraska. After arriving in Utah, she married Henry Day in 1867 in a plural marriage in Salt Lake City. They had two children together before she passed away in 1871 in Draper, Utah at the age of 24.
1) Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints faced persecution and violence in the 1830s-1840s in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, culminating in the death of their leader Joseph Smith in 1844.
2) In 1847, seeking religious refuge, thousands of Mormons embarked on a journey led by Brigham Young to establish a settlement in Salt Lake Valley, Utah.
3) The California Gold Rush beginning in 1848 attracted thousands of prospectors, known as "forty-niners", fueling rapid population growth in California through the discovery of gold and other precious metals in the region.
Early pioneers settled along the Olentangy and Delaware rivers in Delaware County, Ohio due to the rivers providing fresh water, transportation, and cleared land from Native American villages. As the town of Delaware grew in the early 1800s around the rivers, streets and businesses like taverns were established. Over time, Delaware changed from a rural settlement to a town with more houses, transportation infrastructure like bridges, and fewer open fields.
The document provides a history of the Smoky Hill Trail in Kansas, which was an important route for explorers, gold seekers during the Gold Rush, and cattle drives to Abilene and other towns. It summarizes key events like the establishment of forts for protection from hostile Native American tribes, the Butterfield Overland Despatch stagecoach and freight line that operated from 1865-1870, and the decline of the trail's importance as the railroad was constructed westward across Kansas. Tragedies like attacks on travelers and the Jordan family massacre of 1872 are also mentioned.
The document summarizes the history of the Smoky Hill Trail in Kansas, which was an important route for explorers, gold seekers, and cattle drives in the mid-19th century. Spanish, French, and American explorers traveled along portions of the Smoky Hill River in the 1500s-1800s. In the 1850s, gold discoveries in Colorado led to the establishment of the Smoky Hill Trail as a main route from Kansas. The Butterfield Overland Despatch stagecoach line developed stations along the trail in the 1860s but faced difficulties from Native American attacks. The trail lost importance as the Kansas Pacific Railroad was constructed in the late 1860s, eventually replacing the stagecoaches by 1870.
This document provides information from several historical markers located along highways in Mineral County, West Virginia. The markers commemorate forts from the 18th century like Fort Ashby and Fort Sellers. Other markers note the location of Abraham Johnson's home where George Washington stayed, sites related to the Civil War Battle of Keyser, and important individuals from the area's history like musician Don Redman. The markers provide brief summaries of the historical significance and details about the people and events being commemorated.
This document provides a history of Pioneer Bluffs in Chase County, Kansas from the 1850s to present day. It details the journeys of early settlers Charles Rogler and Henry Brandley who walked hundreds of miles to establish homesteads. It also describes the founding of Chase County and cottonwood falls. The document aims to celebrate the tallgrass prairie history and ranching heritage of the area through historical information and the new Pioneer Bluffs Foundation.
The document describes the early history and founding of Minersville, Pennsylvania. It discusses how Thomas Reed settled in the area in 1783, building structures like a log cabin and sawmill. The development of the coal industry in the early 1800s attracted immigrants and promoted growth. Minersville was officially incorporated as a borough in 1831. It later gained attention for a 1940 Supreme Court case regarding flag salutes in schools. The document also provides 2000 census data and demographic information about Minersville.
The Shaver Ranch- The Early Years 12-26-21.pdfProductz
Inspiring story of community building, innovation, leadership and love. This article focuses on how a powerful woman, unknown to history, created a vibrant community and kept a highly successful business alive through disaster and depression.
For 2016, Cleveland Heights Rocks and Waters walks Quilliams Creek, a major tributary of Nine Mile Creek within the city.
On sidewalks and forest paths, we follow Quilliams on its course to join Nine Mile.
Walk through the local geology, ecology and history of this important bluestone landscape.
Nine Mile Creek is a new member of the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern for watershed restoration. We’ll also discuss stream restoration issues.
This document provides a summary of the human and cultural history of the Carmans River in Long Island, New York. It describes the Native American tribes that lived in the area, including the Algonquians who numbered around 6,000-7,000 in the 1600s. It then discusses the early European settlers who began purchasing land from the Native Americans in the 1640s-1680s, and how the mills, roads, and industries like salt hay farming developed along the river from the 1700s onward. It provides details on specific mills, properties, and landowners that shaped development along the Carmans River over the centuries.
This document summarizes westward expansion in the United States from the late 1700s to the mid-1800s. It describes how pioneers moved past the Appalachian Mountains through passages like the Cumberland Gap and settled new territories and states. Major developments that encouraged further western migration included the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and completion of the Erie Canal. The document outlines the use of river transportation and wagon trains along routes like the Oregon Trail to settle lands beyond the Mississippi River, including territories in the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest.
The document summarizes important African American historical sites in Brooklyn, New York. It describes locations such as the first property purchased by an African American in Brooklyn (41 Hicks St), several Colored Schools established in the 1800s, churches like Bridge Street African Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal Church that were stops on the Underground Railroad, and community organizations like the Weeksville Society that works to preserve the historic Weeksville neighborhood.
The document discusses the lost silver mine of John Swift, an 18th century frontiersman, and the ongoing mystery around its location. It provides background on Swift's life, summaries various theories about the mine's existence and location, and highlights evidence found in historical records and landmarks that provide clues pointing to areas in Eastern Kentucky and Southwest Virginia along Pine Mountain and the Pound Gap as the potential locations of Swift's mine and caches of silver. The author believes Swift discovered an ancient storehouse of silver left by Native Americans rather than an actual mine.
Atlanta Phoenix Project (MARTA Collection, GSU): Lot 9Fu80, Ashby and Hunter....Yosef Razin
This document summarizes the history of a 4 acre site in West Atlanta from pre-history to the 1970s. It describes how the land was originally part of Muscogee territory and was acquired by the Elliot family in the 1830s. By the late 19th century, the area saw development of houses and commercial buildings. In the early 20th century, it became a working class white neighborhood but shifted to a predominantly African American community after the 1917 fire. The area contained residential and commercial buildings until it was demolished in the 1970s for the construction of the MARTA rail system.
The document appears to be about the history of Chase County, Kansas between 1850-1860. It discusses several key events from this period including the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854, the first public land survey of Chase County in 1855, Charles Rogler and Henry Brandley walking from Iowa to Kansas to stake claims in 1859, and some of the earliest settlements and industries in Chase County in the 1850s. It also provides biographical details about several early pioneers to the area.
Caleb Clark Baldwin and Ann Eliza Robinson Baldwin were early members of the Latter Day Saint movement. They were married in 1837 in Far West, Missouri and had nine children together before Ann passed away in 1873 in Utah. Caleb and the family followed the main body of Mormons from Missouri to Nauvoo, Illinois and then to the Salt Lake Valley in Utah in 1852. After Ann's death, Caleb married Jane Martha Taylor Riley in 1877 in Utah, where he lived until passing away in 1905.
The document discusses westward expansion in the United States following the Civil War. It describes how the 1862 Homestead Act encouraged settlement by offering citizens parcels of free or low-cost land. The transcontinental railroad network expanded rapidly in the late 1800s, opening up the West to greater development. Cattle ranching became a major industry, with longhorn cattle driven north on trails like the Chisholm Trail to railheads and markets. Conflict increased with Plains Indians as settlers and the army seized more land, culminating in the massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890 that marked the end of the Plains Indian way of life.
The document provides information about major landmarks along the 2,000 mile Oregon Trail, which pioneers used to travel west from Independence, Missouri to Oregon Country between 1843-1869. It describes landmarks like Courthouse Rock, Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, Independence Rock, Fort Bridger, Soda Springs, Fort Hall, Fort Boise, Whitman Mission, The Dalles, and Oregon City. It provides brief histories of each location and why they were important stops or landmarks for pioneers traveling by covered wagon along the Oregon Trail.
This document provides a detailed history of the Snowbird Mountain Lodge in North Carolina from the early settlement of the region by indigenous peoples through the establishment of the lodge in the 1940s. It describes how the area was originally inhabited by the Cherokee, then settled by Europeans in the early 1800s. Logging and dam construction in the early 20th century transformed the region. The lodge was established in 1941 on land purchased from a local family to accommodate tourists visiting nearby forests and parks.
Abraham Lincoln & The American Civil Religionkarencampbell46
The document provides historical context about Abraham Lincoln and the development of American civil religion. It discusses how Lincoln came to see the United States as an instrument of God's will to spread democracy and end slavery. Lincoln believed events were controlled by God and he was an instrument to follow God's will. The document also covers the two Great Awakenings that framed the American Revolution and established principles of freedom and equality.
The origins of the Friends Boarding Home in Waynesville, Ohio can be traced back to Reuben Matlack Roberts of Green Plain Monthly Meeting in Selma, Ohio. He had visited Friends Boarding Homes in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and was impressed by their services for the elderly. He worked tirelessly with other Friends like Samuel R. Battin to establish the first Friends Boarding Home in Waynesville in 1905. Howell and Emma Warner Pierce served as the first matron and superintendent from 1915 to 1925 and again from 1933 to 1935. Thomas Lawrence Calvert, a trustee, was also influential in the early development of the home.
This document provides an overview and introduction to resources for researching Quaker genealogy, with a focus on southwest Ohio. It describes the history and divisions of Quaker yearly meetings in the region, including Ohio Yearly Meeting and Indiana Yearly Meeting. It also lists relevant libraries, archives, and special collections that house Quaker records, with details on the records contained in each.
The document summarizes the migration of Quakers from the southern United States to the Northwest Territory (Ohio and Indiana) in the late 18th and early 19th centuries due to their opposition to slavery. It describes how Quakers such as John Woolman and Zechariah Dix preached against slavery. As a result, thousands of Quakers migrated from states like Virginia and the Carolinas to settle in the Ohio River valley between 1800 and 1808, establishing communities around Chillicothe, Ohio and in other parts of Ohio and Indiana.
Anti Slavery & UGRR Research Committee Reportkarencampbell46
This document provides a summary of a research report on anti-slavery efforts and the Underground Railroad in Ohio. The summary describes the methodology used in the research, which took a multi-disciplinary approach using sources like histories, slave narratives, archaeology, and documents. It also lists many individuals and locations in Ohio that were important to these movements, and gives background on the anti-slavery work of Quakers and other religious groups.
The document summarizes the Fourth Annual Quaker Genealogy & History Conference which focused on Southwest Ohio Quaker women and their involvement in reform movements from 1800-1860. It discusses the religious motivations and varying views around women's roles, including quotes from figures like Margaret Fell advocating for women's ability to preach and prophesy. The summary also briefly outlines different eschatological views on the millennium and how they impacted perspectives on women's place in society and religious activities.
The document discusses how Quakers sought to "bind up the wounds" and regain purity after the Civil War by renewing their faith. It explores theological divisions among Quakers and how some adopted evangelical methods to break from "Quietism". Quakers struggled with the war's effects and sought forgiveness, holiness, and enthusiasm through emphasizing scripture, Christ's atonement, and the influence of preachers like Joseph John Gurney.