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  1. Currency and Banking Bill and Economic Recession
    date February 3, 1874 to April, 1874map Washington City, District of Columbiatags Economy

    On February 3, 1874 Republican Senator John Sherman from Ohio presented a Bill in Congress with a purpose to stabilize and reissue the currency and provide for free banking. Sherman's Currency and Banking Bill was turned into an “Inflation Bill' by the amendments made to it by several Western and Southern Congressmen from both the Republican and Democrat parties. The amended bill would bring...

  2. The Panic of 1873
    date September 25, 1873 to December 31, 1879map Prince Georges, Virginiatags Economy, Migration/Transportation, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    Jay Cooke and Co., a major Philadelphia investment firm, set off the Panic of 1873 when it declared bankruptcy on September 18. The boom in railroad reconstruction in the South coupled with successful westward expansion projects such as the Union Pacific Railroad had caused investors and speculators to bet heavily on new transportation projects (like a second transcontinental railroad, the Northern...

  3. Labor Strikes in the Upper South
    date November 5, 1873 to 1877map KNOX, Tennesseetags Economy, Migration/Transportation, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    During the mid- and late-nineteenth century, railroads and supporting businesses like iron and steel rolling were the nation's largest industrial employers. When the Panic of 1873 began causing financial problems for railroads, many had to cut wages and lower their orders from iron, steel, and cement suppliers; others, like the Northern Pacific, went bankrupt and ceased production immediately. Subsidiary...

  4. Connection of a Railways Through Augusta
    date May 1, 1884map RICHMOND, Georgiatags Economy, Government, Migration/Transportation

    The Port Royal railroad company came into conflict with the city of Augusta when it intended to build a railway through the city which would be in competition with local transportation providers. The company claimed to have legal rights to connect the tracks through the city. The city claimed that they had no more legal rights to continue building tracks in Augusta. The business owners in the city...

  5. 100-Years to Remember
    date July 3, 1876 to July 4, 1876map JEFFERSON, Kentuckytags Arts/Leisure, Economy, Government, Politics

    The streets were packed and a euphoric energy filled the air as the men women and children of Louisville, Kentucky played their role in the largest county, as well as national, display of patriotism executed to date. Louisville, Kentucky put forth an immaculate display of admiration and tribute in their celebrations of the Centennial. On the night of July 3, Mayor Charles D. Jacob requested the...

  6. Northern Neck of Virginia Desires Immigrants
    date 1872map RICHMOND, Virginiatags Agriculture, Economy, Politics, Migration/Transportation, Slavery

    The Board of Immigration from the counties of Richmond, Westmoreland, Lancaster, and Northumberland assembled to compose their forthcoming pamphlet enticing immigrants to their regions of Virginia: ...our earnest desire is to attract to it and immigration not only from the northern and north-western states, but also from Canada and Europe. This immigration will bring the industry and capital requisite...

  7. Northern Neck of Virginia Desires Immigrants
    date 1872map HENRICO, Virginiatags Agriculture, Economy, Politics, Migration/Transportation, Slavery

    The Board of Immigration from the counties of Richmond, Westmoreland, Lancaster, and Northumberland assembled to compose their forthcoming pamphlet enticing immigrants to their regions of Virginia: ...our earnest desire is to attract to it and immigration not only from the northern and north-western states, but also from Canada and Europe. This immigration will bring the industry and capital requisite...

  8. Railroad Company vs. Richmond
    date 1874map RICHMOND, Virginiatags Economy, Government, Law, Migration/Transportation, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    The feud between the city of Richmond and the Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Company reached Virginia's Supreme Court of Appeals. Fredericksburg & Potomac had violated Richmond's laws, the city claimed, by running its steam- propelled cars through Broad Street. According to an ordinance passed on September 8, 1873, no vehicle of any kind was allowed to traverse that specific lane, the most important...

  9. Passage of the Civil Rights Act
    date April 9, 1866map Washington City, District of Columbiatags African-Americans, Slavery

    The Civil Rights Act, which put forth in detail the rights of former slaves, was passed by the United States Congress on April 9, 1866. On January 5th, 1866 Senator Trumbull from Illinois had presented “A Bill to protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights, and furnish a means for their vindication.' In an effort to counteract the Black Codes passed in many southern states after...