rss rss feed

Episodes tagged "Transportation/Migration": 1 through 5 of 5

Sort By:Chronology | Recently Written or Edited
  1. Induction into Aviation: OrvilleWright’s Telegram Announcement of Successful Air-Flight at Kitty Hawk, NorthCarolina in 1903
    date December 17, 1903map Dare, North Carolinatags Transportation/Migration, Kitty Hawk, Wright Brothers

    A son’s personal triumph announced in a Western Union telegram to his father marked the successful induction of aviation in America. It exemplified the power-driven zest for new machinery in the early 1900s. “Received by Bishop M. Wright on December 17, 1903, from his son Orville Wright”, the document explained briefly the accomplished experiment conducted by the young pilot. The telegram became...

  2. Boston Abolitionists Rally Against Slave-Catchers in Defiance of Fugitive Slave Act
    date October 25, 1850 to October 31, 1850map SUFFOLK, Massachusettstags African-Americans, Law, Transportation/Migration, Race-Relations, Crime/Violence

    On October 25, 1850, only one month after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, John Knight and Willis Hughes traveled to Boston from Macon, Georgia to retrieve the escaped slaves, William and Ellen Craft. Upon arrival in the city, referred to by Civil War historian James McPherson as the “communications center for abolition,” Knight and Hughes were met with hostility and resistance, rather...

  3. An immigrant family travels from Liverpool, England to Philadelphia Pennsylvania in the summer of 1818.
    date June, 1818map PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvaniatags Immigration, Transportation/Migration

      During the summer of 1818, William Amphlett traveled with his wife, five children and two servants on a ship from Liverpool, England to the shores in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia was a large city in the early 19th century and popular gateway for immigrants since the colonial era. During his travels, Amphlett detailed his experiences in a book he entitled The emigrants guide to the western...

  4. A English tourist documents his travels from Liverpool, England to New York.
    date June, 1848map KINGS, New Yorktags Transportation/Migration, Crime/Violence, Economy, Law, Slavery, Urban Life/Boosterism

    In 1848, Archibald Prentice composed “A tour in the United States” during his journey from Liverpool, England to New York. In his letters, Prentice recorded observations of his experiences throughout his tour of America. During his stay in the Astor House in New York, Prentice wrote about what he observed after touring Brooklyn. He was particularly fascinated by the working man of America. In...

  5. DeWitt Clinton Explores Possible Canal Route
    date August 5, 1810map NIAGRA, New Yorktags Erie Canal, Agriculture, Transportation/Migration, Economy

    In 1810 a group of government officials were sent out to explore and navigate a route for an artificial canal between Lake Erie and the Hudson River. Among the group commissioned to take this journey was DeWitt Clinton, who was the mayor of New York City for many years prior to this exploration. Along this journey Clinton kept a personal diary in which he documented all aspects of the land that surrounded...