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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Franklin, Samuel Rhoads 1825- (search)
Franklin, Samuel Rhoads 1825- Naval officer; born in York, Pa., Aug. 25, 1825; was appointed midshipman Feb. 18, 1841; was promoted to passed midshipman, Aug. 10, 1847; master, April 18, 1855; lieutenant, Sept. 4, 1855; lieutenant-commander, Sept. 26, 1866: captain, Aug. 13, 1872; commodore, Dec. 15, 1880; and rear-admiral, Jan. 24, 1885; and was retired in 1887. Most of his forty-six years of service was spent at sea. During both the Mexican and Civil wars he was active in the most important operations. He was president of the international marine Conference; is a member of the Washington National Monument Association; and is author of Memories of a rear-admiral.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Oregon, (search)
River......1832 Jason and Daniel Lee, Methodist missionaries, reach Oregon in Captain Wyeth's second overland expedition, which left Independence, April 28, 1834, and establish a mission on the banks of the Willamette, 60 miles from its mouth......Oct. 6, 1834 Methodist mission station established on Clatsop Plains, near Young Bay......Feb. 10, 1841 First meeting of settlers at the Methodist mission to make a code of laws for the settlements south of the Columbia River......Feb. 17-18, 1841 Star of Oregon, the first American vessel constructed of Oregon timber, is launched from Oak Island in the Willamette, and sails for San Francisco......1841 A provisional government and organic laws for Oregon are adopted by the people met at Champoeg, and Oregon City fixed as the seat of government......July 5, 1843 First house in Portland erected by A L. Lovejoy and F. W. Pettygrove......1845 Publication of the Oregon Spectator begun at Oregon City......1846 Resolutions pass t