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SEQUOYAH
Anyone who has visited the coast of Northern California has marveled over the giant redwood trees called Sequoias. Have you ever wondered where their name came from? It comes from the name of a Cherokee Indian born in 1760 in Tennessee. As a young man he was a metal craftsman, making silver jewelry. While fighting […]
JOHN FREMONT POLITICIAN
After being kicked out of college for “incorrigible negligence,” John C. Fremont became a member of the U. S. Topographical Corp. The result of a wise marriage to the daughter of an influential Senator, Fremont was appointed to head expeditions charting the best routes to Washington, Oregon, California and Nevada. His reports on the expeditions […]
STEPHEN AUSTIN JAILED
On January 2, 1834 Stephen Austin was imprisoned by the Mexican government. Prior to this Austin did his best to satisfy the rebellious Anglo-Americans in Texas. And because of problems with the Mexican Republic, Austin was forces to constantly return to Mexico City where he argued for the rights of the American colonists in Texas. […]
GOLD DISCOVERED AT SAWMILL
It was on this date back in 1848 when James Marshall discovered gold at a sawmill he was constructing to provide lumber for building John Sutter’s town he called New Switzerland. Although Sutter owned thousands of acres in the area, the mill was located on public land. And at the time of the discovery California […]
