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SENECA, New York in the 1840s: 1 through 2 of 2

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  1. The World Antislavery Convention: From Emancipation to Women's Rights
    date June, 1840 to 1840map Europe, Outside US, SENECA, New Yorktags London, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Seneca Falls Convention, Women's Rights Movement., William Lloyd Garrison, Abolition, Anti-slavery

    For ten days in June 1840, abolitionists from both sides of the Atlantic met together at the World Antislavery Convention in Freemason’s Hall in London, England.  The purpose of the convention was to better organize and unite international abolitionist forces in the fight for emancipation.  Ironically, while championing the freedom of black slaves, the convention reinforced a different type of...

  2. John Johnston’s Tile Drainage and its Profound Effects on Agriculture
    date 1848 to 1852map SENECA, New Yorktags Market Revolution, Immigration, Technology, New York, Agriculture

    John Johnston was an immigrant from Scotland who brought the tile drainage technique to the United States in 1821.  Once he arrived he immediately traveled to and settled in upstate New York after he bought a cheap plot of land.  The reason for its low price was because it was believed to be unprofitable soil.  But Johnston started to raise animals and slowly integrated his tile drainage idea throughout...