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Episodes tagged "Technology": 1 through 2 of 2

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  1. 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...

  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...