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  1. Nathaniel Hawthorne's departure from Brook Farm
    date October, 1841 to October 17, 1842map SUFFOLK, Massachusettstags Economy, Massachusetts, Agriculture, Hawthorne, Nathaniel

    On October 17, 1842 Nathaniel Hawthorne officially resigned himself from Brook Farm, an attempt at a utopian society founded on the precepts of the early socialistic ideas of Charles Fourier. Having arrived there on April 12, 1841 Nathaniel Hawthorne was a founding member, both in person and purse, of the Brook Farm experiment, but the author spent only six months with the community (having physically...

  2. Following the Westward Expansion through a Kansas Trip in 1866
    date September 5, 1866map Unorganized, Kansastags Westward Expansion, Railroad, Pacific Railway, Union Pacific, Agriculture

    D. F. Drinkwater advertised that “‘Kansas’ bottom lands are exceedingly rich, and bring large crops of corn, wheat, rye, oats, barley, sugar cane and vegetables, as well as hemp and cotton. The successful raising of the latter is no longer an experiment here.” But he added one more fact to make his call pertinent. It became easy and comfortable to come to Kansas by train. Who could claim better...

  3. ­Agriculture in California
    date 1890map MERCED, Californiatags Agriculture, Farming, California

    California’s land constitutes a diverse terrain. Between the mountain ranges and the coastlines, the deserts and the valleys, the state has always provoked an astonishing wonder from both locals and newcomers. Additionally, the climate proves to be beneficial in certain areas with minimal exposure to winter weather and ideal mild sunshine.  The people of the late 19th century acknowledged the optimum...

  4. Hydraulic Mining in California
    date 1850map EL DORADO, Californiatags hydraulic mining, gold fever, Agriculture

    Gold fever broke out in the nation, and thousands of immigrants came to California joining in the greatest mass migration in America history in 1849. Many Americans traveled to California by sea, and they arrived at the southern tip of South America in the summer of 1849.  The route posed a great risk of disease, but that could not stop gold seekers' ambition. At the beginning of 1849, San Francisco...

  5. From Agriculture to Technology
    date January 1, 1964map Alameda, Californiatags nursery, Technology, Agriculture, Fremont, Silicon Valley

    In late 1964, the California Nursery Company was getting ready to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary. The Vallejo Adobe had been moved onto the grounds of the nursery and was restored to be used as a meeting room. There were big plans to expand, and construction was beginning on a new section of the nursery. The California Nursery Company was one of the most successful and well-known nurseries...

  6. Capturing, Taming, and Marketing the Mustang
    date 1870 to 1879map BUFFALO, Nebraskatags Agriculture, Cowboys, The Wild West, Marketing/Business, Daily Life, Farms and Ranches, The Frontier

    Five cowboys on their stallions relay in the chase after the stampede of wild mustangs.  For three full days, the cowboys pass off the shift of herding the animals until after hunger, thirst, and ceaseless movement, the stampede is forced into a state of complete exhaustion only to be captured by their faithful pursuers.   “Wild Horse Charlie” was the first to make a business on a larger scale...

  7. The Importance of Place
    date 1895map RICHLAND, South Carolinatags Map, Agriculture, South Carolina

    Who better than the biggest name in printing today to lead the expedition into map printing than Rand McNally? Starting in railroad guides, the company eventually worked its way into maps in 1872, using a new wax engraving method that allowed it to print maps at a greatly reduced cost. This ensured the company’s ability to expand its publishing productions into maps and geography textbooks; in 1895,...

  8. Agricultural Change in the Mid-Nineteenth Century
    date July 21, 1841 to October 15, 1841map BRISTOL, Massachusettstags Wheaton, accounting records, mid-nineteenth century, Agriculture

    Laban Morey Wheaton kept records of all his economic transactions while he lived in Norton, Massachusetts, in the mid-nineteenth century, and the year 1841 was no exception. Between July and October of this year, Wheaton made a number of transactions with a man, Sumner Blandin. Looking at the records reveals that Blandin came to Wheaton about once a week, usually to get cash instead of food or goods....

  9. Hired farm labor in the 1840's
    date February 13, 1840 to April 9, 1840map BRISTOL, Massachusettstags Farm Labor, Agriculture

    Between February 13th and April 9th, 1840, Joseph Borden was absent from work multiple times. He worked as a hired farm hand for Laban Morey Wheaton. Sometimes he was gone a half day or the entire day, but Wheaton took note of every absence in his daybook. Borden seemed to be a loyal and favored worker, however, for he continued to be paid for his labor over the months. There are a number of possible...

  10. Potato Agriculture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century
    date May 20, 1840 to November 3, 1840map BRISTOL, Massachusettstags mid-nineteenth century, Wheaton, Agriculture, Potatoes, Textile Mills

    As the New England foliage began to turn in October of 1840, Laban Morey Wheaton sold Linus Howard an astonishing twenty-five bushels of potatoes, and only a couple of short days later Linus returned for another five bushels of potatoes. What could possibly explain this surge in the demand for potatoes in Norton Massachusetts? Laban dealt with many transactions concerning potatoes as indicated within...

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