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Hingham (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): entry hall-james
the army in 1818; was admitted to the bar the same year; removed to Shawneetown, Ill., in 1820, and to Cincinnati in 1833. He edited at various times the Illinois gazette, the Illinois Intelligencer, the Illinois monthly magazine, and the Western monthly magazine. Among his published works are Life of Thomas Posey; Life of Gen. W. H. Harrison; Notes on the Western States; History of the Indian tribes; The wilderness and the War-path, etc. He died July 5, 1868. Geologist; born in Hingham, Mass., Sept. 12, 1811; was graduated at the Rensselaer School (now Polytechnic Institute) in Troy, in 1832; was retained there as assistant Professor of Chemistry and Natural Science, and became full professor in 1854. He held this chair till 1876, when he became professor emeritus. In 1836, when the geological survey of New York was organized, and four divisions made of the State, he was appointed assistant geologist in the second division. In the following year he was appointed State geol
Algiers (Algeria) (search for this): entry hall-james
aised a troop of cavalry, and was at once commander and chaplain. He is the author of a Report of a Missionary Tour through the Mississippi and the southwestern country. He died in Bethany, N. C., July 25, 1826. Military officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 19, 1793; enlisted as a private in 1812; commanded a detachment from his company at the battle of Chippewa in 1814 and at the siege of Fort Erie; received a commission in the army in 1815; and served in Decatur's expedition to Algiers on the United States brig Enterprise. He left the army in 1818; was admitted to the bar the same year; removed to Shawneetown, Ill., in 1820, and to Cincinnati in 1833. He edited at various times the Illinois gazette, the Illinois Intelligencer, the Illinois monthly magazine, and the Western monthly magazine. Among his published works are Life of Thomas Posey; Life of Gen. W. H. Harrison; Notes on the Western States; History of the Indian tribes; The wilderness and the War-path, etc. He
Iowa (Iowa, United States) (search for this): entry hall-james
logical information which it contains, but also for its details of the researches westward to the Rocky Mountains. These researches form the basis of all the knowledge of geology of the Mississippi Valley. In 1855 he was also State geologist for Iowa, and in 1857 for Wisconsin. In 1866-93 he was director of the New York State Museum. Dr. Hall gave much time to the investigation of crystalline stratified rocks, and he was the discoverer of the persistence and significance of mineralogical charns include beside those mentioned: Graptolites of the Quebec group; the paleontological portions of Fremont's exploring expedition, appendix a; Expedition to the Great Salt Lake; United States and Mexican boundary survey; United States Geological exploration of the Fortieth parallel (vol. IV., 1877); Geological survey of Iowa, and chapters on geology, paleontology and physical geography in the Report on the Geological survey of the State of Wisconsin. He died in Echo Hill, N. H., Aug. 7, 1898.
Fredericktown (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): entry hall-james
Hall, James 1744-1826 Military officer; born in Carlisle, Pa., Aug. 22, 1744; graduated at Princeton in 1774; became pastor of the Presbyterian church at Bethany, N. C., in 1778. He belonged to the church militant, and during the Revolutionary War was an ardent patriot. He raised a troop of cavalry, and was at once commander and chaplain. He is the author of a Report of a Missionary Tour through the Mississippi and the southwestern country. He died in Bethany, N. C., July 25, 1826. Bethany, N. C., July 25, 1826. Military officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 19, 1793; enlisted as a private in 1812; commanded a detachment from his company at the battle of Chippewa in 1814 and at the siege of Fort Erie; received a commission in the army in 1815; and served in Decatur's expedition to Algiers on the United States brig Enterprise. He left the army in 1818; was admitted to the bar the same year; removed to Shawneetown, Ill., in 1820, and to Cincinnati in 1833. He edited at various times the Illinois g
Fort Erie (Canada) (search for this): entry hall-james
onged to the church militant, and during the Revolutionary War was an ardent patriot. He raised a troop of cavalry, and was at once commander and chaplain. He is the author of a Report of a Missionary Tour through the Mississippi and the southwestern country. He died in Bethany, N. C., July 25, 1826. Military officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 19, 1793; enlisted as a private in 1812; commanded a detachment from his company at the battle of Chippewa in 1814 and at the siege of Fort Erie; received a commission in the army in 1815; and served in Decatur's expedition to Algiers on the United States brig Enterprise. He left the army in 1818; was admitted to the bar the same year; removed to Shawneetown, Ill., in 1820, and to Cincinnati in 1833. He edited at various times the Illinois gazette, the Illinois Intelligencer, the Illinois monthly magazine, and the Western monthly magazine. Among his published works are Life of Thomas Posey; Life of Gen. W. H. Harrison; Notes on
Shawneetown, Ill. (Illinois, United States) (search for this): entry hall-james
Mississippi and the southwestern country. He died in Bethany, N. C., July 25, 1826. Military officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 19, 1793; enlisted as a private in 1812; commanded a detachment from his company at the battle of Chippewa in 1814 and at the siege of Fort Erie; received a commission in the army in 1815; and served in Decatur's expedition to Algiers on the United States brig Enterprise. He left the army in 1818; was admitted to the bar the same year; removed to Shawneetown, Ill., in 1820, and to Cincinnati in 1833. He edited at various times the Illinois gazette, the Illinois Intelligencer, the Illinois monthly magazine, and the Western monthly magazine. Among his published works are Life of Thomas Posey; Life of Gen. W. H. Harrison; Notes on the Western States; History of the Indian tribes; The wilderness and the War-path, etc. He died July 5, 1868. Geologist; born in Hingham, Mass., Sept. 12, 1811; was graduated at the Rensselaer School (now Polytech
Carlisle, Pa. (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): entry hall-james
Hall, James 1744-1826 Military officer; born in Carlisle, Pa., Aug. 22, 1744; graduated at Princeton in 1774; became pastor of the Presbyterian church at Bethany, N. C., in 1778. He belonged to the church militant, and during the Revolutionary War was an ardent patriot. He raised a troop of cavalry, and was at once commander and chaplain. He is the author of a Report of a Missionary Tour through the Mississippi and the southwestern country. He died in Bethany, N. C., July 25, 1826. Military officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 19, 1793; enlisted as a private in 1812; commanded a detachment from his company at the battle of Chippewa in 1814 and at the siege of Fort Erie; received a commission in the army in 1815; and served in Decatur's expedition to Algiers on the United States brig Enterprise. He left the army in 1818; was admitted to the bar the same year; removed to Shawneetown, Ill., in 1820, and to Cincinnati in 1833. He edited at various times the Illinois
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): entry hall-james
officer; born in Carlisle, Pa., Aug. 22, 1744; graduated at Princeton in 1774; became pastor of the Presbyterian church at Bethany, N. C., in 1778. He belonged to the church militant, and during the Revolutionary War was an ardent patriot. He raised a troop of cavalry, and was at once commander and chaplain. He is the author of a Report of a Missionary Tour through the Mississippi and the southwestern country. He died in Bethany, N. C., July 25, 1826. Military officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 19, 1793; enlisted as a private in 1812; commanded a detachment from his company at the battle of Chippewa in 1814 and at the siege of Fort Erie; received a commission in the army in 1815; and served in Decatur's expedition to Algiers on the United States brig Enterprise. He left the army in 1818; was admitted to the bar the same year; removed to Shawneetown, Ill., in 1820, and to Cincinnati in 1833. He edited at various times the Illinois gazette, the Illinois Intelligencer, t
Mexico (Mexico) (search for this): entry hall-james
he persistence and significance of mineralogical character as an indicator to classification. In speaking of this a scholar has said: It is not too much to say that the method was established by the New York survey, and that it finds its best in the classic fourth district; here it was that American stratigraphic geology was founded. Furthermore, Dr. Hall originated the rational theory of mountains, which is held to be one of the most valuable contributions made to isostasy. His publications include beside those mentioned: Graptolites of the Quebec group; the paleontological portions of Fremont's exploring expedition, appendix a; Expedition to the Great Salt Lake; United States and Mexican boundary survey; United States Geological exploration of the Fortieth parallel (vol. IV., 1877); Geological survey of Iowa, and chapters on geology, paleontology and physical geography in the Report on the Geological survey of the State of Wisconsin. He died in Echo Hill, N. H., Aug. 7, 1898.
Wisconsin (Wisconsin, United States) (search for this): entry hall-james
it contains, but also for its details of the researches westward to the Rocky Mountains. These researches form the basis of all the knowledge of geology of the Mississippi Valley. In 1855 he was also State geologist for Iowa, and in 1857 for Wisconsin. In 1866-93 he was director of the New York State Museum. Dr. Hall gave much time to the investigation of crystalline stratified rocks, and he was the discoverer of the persistence and significance of mineralogical character as an indicator tons include beside those mentioned: Graptolites of the Quebec group; the paleontological portions of Fremont's exploring expedition, appendix a; Expedition to the Great Salt Lake; United States and Mexican boundary survey; United States Geological exploration of the Fortieth parallel (vol. IV., 1877); Geological survey of Iowa, and chapters on geology, paleontology and physical geography in the Report on the Geological survey of the State of Wisconsin. He died in Echo Hill, N. H., Aug. 7, 1898.
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