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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Adams , John Quincy , 1767 - (search)
Adirondack Park,
A tract in the Adirondack Mountain region covering Hamilton county and parts of Essex.
Franklin, Herkimer, and St. Lawrence counties: containing numerous mountains.
peaks, lakes, and woodlands.
It was set apart by the State of New York in 1892 for the protection of the watershed of the Hudson and other rivers.
for the practical study of forestry, and for public recreation.
The tract has an area of 4,387 square miles.
The study of forestry is here carried on under the direction of the newly established State School of Forestry, a department of Cornell University (q. v.).
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Agnew , Cornelius Rea , 1830 -1888 (search)
Agnew, Cornelius Rea, 1830-1888
Physician and surgeon; born in New York City, Aug. 8, 1830; was graduated at Columbia College in 1849, and at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1852, subsequently continuing his studies in Europe.
He became surgeon-general of the State of New York in 1858, and at the beginning of the Civil War was appointed medical director of the New York State Volunteer Hospital.
During the war he was also one of the most influential members of the United States Sanitary commission (q. v.). After the war he gave much attention to opthalmology, founded the Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital, and became Clinical Professor of the Diseases of the Eye and Ear in the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Dr. Agnew was actively identified with the educational institutions of New York City, and was one of the founders of the Columbia College School of Mines.
He died in New York, April 8, 1888.
Albany,
City and capital of the State of New York; the oldest existing town within the domain of the original thirteen States; was first settled by Dutch traders in 1614, who built a trading-house on Castle Island, a little below the site of Albany, and eight years afterwards Fort Orange was built on that site.
The settlement was called Fort Orange at first, then Beverswyck, and after the Province of New Netherland passed into the possession of the English it was called Albany, the second title of Duke James, afterwards James II.
of England.
Albany is yet full of the descendants of its early settlers, and has a large present importance by reason of its trade relations with the Western and Southern States, promoted by its exceptional shipping facilities by river, railroad, and canal.
In 1890 the population was 93,313; in 1900, 94,151.
Albany is especially noted in history because of the colonial conventions held there.
The following is a synopsis of their most important t
Anti-rent party.
The greater part of Columbia, Rensselaer, Greene, Delaware, and Albany counties in the State of New York belonged to manors, the grants of which had been made to patroons by the Dutch West India Company, and renewed by James H., the principal ones being Rensselaerswyck and Livingston Manor.
The tenants had deeds for their farms, but paid an annual rental instead of a principal sum. Dissatisfaction with this state of affairs had begun to show itself as early as 1790, and when, in 1839, Stephen Van Rensselaer, who had allowed much of his rent to remain in arrears, died, the tenants refused to pay rents to his successor, disguised themselves as Injuns, and for ten years carried on a reign of terror that practically suspended the operation of law and the payment of rent in the entire district.
The attempt to serve process by military aid, the so-called Helderberg War, was unsuccessful.
In 1847 and 1849 the anti-renters showed a voting strength of 5,000, adopting a
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Armstrong , John , 1758 -1843 (search)
Arsenals.
In 1901, arsenals, armories, and ordnance depots were established at the following places:
Arsenals--Allegheny, Pa.; Augusta, Ga.; Benicia, Cal.; Columbia, Tenn.; Fort Monroe, Va.; Frankford, Pa.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Kennebec (Augusta), Me.; New York (Governor's Island), N. Y.; Rock Island, Ill.; San Antonio, Tex.; Watertown, Mass.; and Watervliet, N. Y.
Armory--Springfield, Mass.
Powder Depots--St. Louis, Mo., and Dover, N. J.
Ordnance Proving Ground--Sandy Hook (Fort Hancock), N. J.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Arthur , Chester Alan , 1830 -1886 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Barlow , Francis Channing , 1834 -1896 (search)