Whitestown was established in 1851, but what does a snapshot of 1851 look like?
Indiana became a state 35 years ago (1816)
There were only 31 stars on the flag
It will be 9 Years before Lincoln comes President
It will be 10 years before the civil war begins
It will be 29 years (1880) until Edison Electric Light Company begins marketing its new product, the lightbulb.
1851
The constitution of the State of Indiana is adopted
Mar 25- Yosemite Valley discovered in California
May 3- Most of San Francisco destroyed by fire; 30 die
May 6 -Dr John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine"
Jun 2- 1st US alcohol prohibition law enacted (Maine)
Jun 3- 1st baseball uniforms worn, NY Knickerbockers wear straw hat, white shirt & blue long trousers
Jul 23-Treaty of Traverse des Sioux signed by Sioux Indians & US
Aug 12-American inventor Isaac Singer patents the sewing machine
Sep 22- City of Des Moines, Iowa incorporated as Fort Des Moines
Nov 13- The Denny Party lands at Alki Point, the first settlers of what would become Seattle, Washington
Nov 14- "Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville first published by Harper and Brothers in the US
Dec 24- Fire devastates US Library of Congress in Washington, destroys 35,000 volumes
Dec 29- 1st American Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) chapter opened in Boston, Massachusetts
1850 1865 California Indian Wars
1846 - 1863 The Navajo conflicts in New Mexico and Arizona led to their forced occupancy of an inhospitable reservation 1851 California admission to the US
Jim Bridger was present in 1851 at the great treaty council held at Fort Laramie to secure the emigrant road from Indians, and he began mapping the Yellowstone area.
The Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851) is negotiated between the United States government and representatives of ten Native American tribes of the Great Plains, including the Lakota, Crow, and Cheyenne. The tribes agree to provide safe passage for westward migrants and permit the construction of roads and forts in their territories in return for an annuity of $50,000 for fifty years. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_American_Old_West
May 1, 1851 The growth of the nation westward brought many new states to the Union by 1850. For each new state added, two new senators and a varying number of representatives crowded into the Capitol building. In 1851 President Millard Filmore decided to enlarge the Capitol to accommodate the new members. https://www.senate.gov/history/1851.htm
July 4, 1851 On the Fourth of July, 1851, a festive crowd watched the dedication of the cornerstone for the Capitol's expansion. Secretary of State, and former senator, Daniel Webster delivered a two-hour speech and included his message in a time capsule sealed in the cornerstone: "Be it known that on this day the Union of the United States of America stands firm, . . .” https://www.senate.gov/history/1851.htm
May 1, 1851 - The United States of America participates in the opening ceremony of the first World's Fair in history, the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, in the Crystal Palace designed by Joseph Paxton, in Hyde Park, London, England. The world's fair becomes the first major gathering of the works of nations in one location under the idea of Prince Albert and support of Queen Victoria. http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1850.html
The Denny Party lands at Alki Point, the first settlers of what will become Seattle, Washington. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_American_Old_West
People were still migrating west in covered wagons via wagon trains along the Oregon trail.
The transcontinental railroad would not be complete until after the civil war.
On May 10, 1869, a golden spike was driven at Promontory, Utah, and the first transcontinental railroad in the United States was finished.
Stagecoaches serve as group transport for many areas of the country.
It's just 3 years after gold was discovered (January 1848) at Sutters Mill and kicked off the great California gold rush.
It will be 2 years before Jonas Salk discovers and announces a vaccine for polio (1853)
It will be 9 years before the Pony Express begins delivering mail (1860)
Beethoven has been dead 24 years
Thomas Jefferson has been dead 25 years.
Daniel Boone (namesake of Boone Counnty) has been dead 31 years
Paul Revere has been dead 33 years
George Washington been dead 52 years
John Hancock (President Continental Congress) has been dead 58 years
Doc Holliday is born
Wyatt Earp is 2 years old
Thomas Edison is 4
Jesse James is 4
Buffalo Bill Cody is 5
Butch Cassidy is 15
Charles Ingalls is 15
Mark Twain is 16
Susan B Anthony is 31
Charles Dickens is 39
Charles Darwin is 42
Abe Lincoln is 42
Vincent Van Gogh will be born in 2 years
Billy the kid will be born in 8 years
Henry Ford will be born in 13 years
Wilbur Wright will be born in 16 years
Orville Wright will be born in 20 years
Babe Ruth will be born in 44 years
Amelia Earhart will be born in 46 years
National average life expectancy was about 40 years
Top 10 causes of death were Tuberculosis, Dysentery/diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, Typhoid Fever, Pneumonia, Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever, Meningitis, Whooping Cough
There were only 31 stars on the flag
It will be 9 Years before Lincoln comes President
It will be 10 years before the civil war begins
It will be 29 years (1880) until Edison Electric Light Company begins marketing its new product, the lightbulb.
1851
The constitution of the State of Indiana is adopted
Mar 25- Yosemite Valley discovered in California
May 3- Most of San Francisco destroyed by fire; 30 die
May 6 -Dr John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine"
Jun 2- 1st US alcohol prohibition law enacted (Maine)
Jun 3- 1st baseball uniforms worn, NY Knickerbockers wear straw hat, white shirt & blue long trousers
Jul 23-Treaty of Traverse des Sioux signed by Sioux Indians & US
Aug 12-American inventor Isaac Singer patents the sewing machine
Sep 22- City of Des Moines, Iowa incorporated as Fort Des Moines
Nov 13- The Denny Party lands at Alki Point, the first settlers of what would become Seattle, Washington
Nov 14- "Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville first published by Harper and Brothers in the US
Dec 24- Fire devastates US Library of Congress in Washington, destroys 35,000 volumes
Dec 29- 1st American Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) chapter opened in Boston, Massachusetts
1850 1865 California Indian Wars
1846 - 1863 The Navajo conflicts in New Mexico and Arizona led to their forced occupancy of an inhospitable reservation 1851 California admission to the US
Jim Bridger was present in 1851 at the great treaty council held at Fort Laramie to secure the emigrant road from Indians, and he began mapping the Yellowstone area.
The Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851) is negotiated between the United States government and representatives of ten Native American tribes of the Great Plains, including the Lakota, Crow, and Cheyenne. The tribes agree to provide safe passage for westward migrants and permit the construction of roads and forts in their territories in return for an annuity of $50,000 for fifty years. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_American_Old_West
May 1, 1851 The growth of the nation westward brought many new states to the Union by 1850. For each new state added, two new senators and a varying number of representatives crowded into the Capitol building. In 1851 President Millard Filmore decided to enlarge the Capitol to accommodate the new members. https://www.senate.gov/history/1851.htm
July 4, 1851 On the Fourth of July, 1851, a festive crowd watched the dedication of the cornerstone for the Capitol's expansion. Secretary of State, and former senator, Daniel Webster delivered a two-hour speech and included his message in a time capsule sealed in the cornerstone: "Be it known that on this day the Union of the United States of America stands firm, . . .” https://www.senate.gov/history/1851.htm
May 1, 1851 - The United States of America participates in the opening ceremony of the first World's Fair in history, the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, in the Crystal Palace designed by Joseph Paxton, in Hyde Park, London, England. The world's fair becomes the first major gathering of the works of nations in one location under the idea of Prince Albert and support of Queen Victoria. http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1850.html
The Denny Party lands at Alki Point, the first settlers of what will become Seattle, Washington. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_American_Old_West
People were still migrating west in covered wagons via wagon trains along the Oregon trail.
The transcontinental railroad would not be complete until after the civil war.
On May 10, 1869, a golden spike was driven at Promontory, Utah, and the first transcontinental railroad in the United States was finished.
Stagecoaches serve as group transport for many areas of the country.
It's just 3 years after gold was discovered (January 1848) at Sutters Mill and kicked off the great California gold rush.
It will be 2 years before Jonas Salk discovers and announces a vaccine for polio (1853)
It will be 9 years before the Pony Express begins delivering mail (1860)
Beethoven has been dead 24 years
Thomas Jefferson has been dead 25 years.
Daniel Boone (namesake of Boone Counnty) has been dead 31 years
Paul Revere has been dead 33 years
George Washington been dead 52 years
John Hancock (President Continental Congress) has been dead 58 years
Doc Holliday is born
Wyatt Earp is 2 years old
Thomas Edison is 4
Jesse James is 4
Buffalo Bill Cody is 5
Butch Cassidy is 15
Charles Ingalls is 15
Mark Twain is 16
Susan B Anthony is 31
Charles Dickens is 39
Charles Darwin is 42
Abe Lincoln is 42
Vincent Van Gogh will be born in 2 years
Billy the kid will be born in 8 years
Henry Ford will be born in 13 years
Wilbur Wright will be born in 16 years
Orville Wright will be born in 20 years
Babe Ruth will be born in 44 years
Amelia Earhart will be born in 46 years
National average life expectancy was about 40 years
Top 10 causes of death were Tuberculosis, Dysentery/diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, Typhoid Fever, Pneumonia, Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever, Meningitis, Whooping Cough