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Darien, Ga. (Georgia, United States) (search for this): entry strain-isaac-g
Strain, Isaac G. 1821-1857
Naval officer; born in Roxbury, Pa., March 4, 1821.
While yet a midshipman (1845), he led a small party to explore the interior of Brazil, and in 1848 explored the peninsula of California.
In 1849 he crossed South America from Valparaiso to Buenos Ayres, and wrote an account of the journey, entitled The Cordillera and Pampa, Mountain and plain: sketches of a journey in Chile and the Argentine provinces.
In 1850 he was assigned to the Mexican boundary commission, and afterwards (1854) led a famous expedition across the Isthmus of Darien, for an account of which see Harper's magazine, 1856-57.
In 1856, in the steamer Arctic, Lieutenant Strain ascertained by soundings the practicability of laying an ocean telegraphic cable between America and Europe.
He died in Aspinwall, Colombia, May 14, 1857.
Brazil (Brazil) (search for this): entry strain-isaac-g
Strain, Isaac G. 1821-1857
Naval officer; born in Roxbury, Pa., March 4, 1821.
While yet a midshipman (1845), he led a small party to explore the interior of Brazil, and in 1848 explored the peninsula of California.
In 1849 he crossed South America from Valparaiso to Buenos Ayres, and wrote an account of the journey, entitled The Cordillera and Pampa, Mountain and plain: sketches of a journey in Chile and the Argentine provinces.
In 1850 he was assigned to the Mexican boundary commission, and afterwards (1854) led a famous expedition across the Isthmus of Darien, for an account of which see Harper's magazine, 1856-57.
In 1856, in the steamer Arctic, Lieutenant Strain ascertained by soundings the practicability of laying an ocean telegraphic cable between America and Europe.
He died in Aspinwall, Colombia, May 14, 1857.
Valparaiso (Indiana, United States) (search for this): entry strain-isaac-g
Strain, Isaac G. 1821-1857
Naval officer; born in Roxbury, Pa., March 4, 1821.
While yet a midshipman (1845), he led a small party to explore the interior of Brazil, and in 1848 explored the peninsula of California.
In 1849 he crossed South America from Valparaiso to Buenos Ayres, and wrote an account of the journey, entitled The Cordillera and Pampa, Mountain and plain: sketches of a journey in Chile and the Argentine provinces.
In 1850 he was assigned to the Mexican boundary commission, and afterwards (1854) led a famous expedition across the Isthmus of Darien, for an account of which see Harper's magazine, 1856-57.
In 1856, in the steamer Arctic, Lieutenant Strain ascertained by soundings the practicability of laying an ocean telegraphic cable between America and Europe.
He died in Aspinwall, Colombia, May 14, 1857.
Chile (Chile) (search for this): entry strain-isaac-g
Strain, Isaac G. 1821-1857
Naval officer; born in Roxbury, Pa., March 4, 1821.
While yet a midshipman (1845), he led a small party to explore the interior of Brazil, and in 1848 explored the peninsula of California.
In 1849 he crossed South America from Valparaiso to Buenos Ayres, and wrote an account of the journey, entitled The Cordillera and Pampa, Mountain and plain: sketches of a journey in Chile and the Argentine provinces.
In 1850 he was assigned to the Mexican boundary commission, and afterwards (1854) led a famous expedition across the Isthmus of Darien, for an account of which see Harper's magazine, 1856-57.
In 1856, in the steamer Arctic, Lieutenant Strain ascertained by soundings the practicability of laying an ocean telegraphic cable between America and Europe.
He died in Aspinwall, Colombia, May 14, 1857.
Europe (search for this): entry strain-isaac-g
Strain, Isaac G. 1821-1857
Naval officer; born in Roxbury, Pa., March 4, 1821.
While yet a midshipman (1845), he led a small party to explore the interior of Brazil, and in 1848 explored the peninsula of California.
In 1849 he crossed South America from Valparaiso to Buenos Ayres, and wrote an account of the journey, entitled The Cordillera and Pampa, Mountain and plain: sketches of a journey in Chile and the Argentine provinces.
In 1850 he was assigned to the Mexican boundary commission, and afterwards (1854) led a famous expedition across the Isthmus of Darien, for an account of which see Harper's magazine, 1856-57.
In 1856, in the steamer Arctic, Lieutenant Strain ascertained by soundings the practicability of laying an ocean telegraphic cable between America and Europe.
He died in Aspinwall, Colombia, May 14, 1857.
Aspinwall (Panama) (search for this): entry strain-isaac-g
Strain, Isaac G. 1821-1857
Naval officer; born in Roxbury, Pa., March 4, 1821.
While yet a midshipman (1845), he led a small party to explore the interior of Brazil, and in 1848 explored the peninsula of California.
In 1849 he crossed South America from Valparaiso to Buenos Ayres, and wrote an account of the journey, entitled The Cordillera and Pampa, Mountain and plain: sketches of a journey in Chile and the Argentine provinces.
In 1850 he was assigned to the Mexican boundary commission, and afterwards (1854) led a famous expedition across the Isthmus of Darien, for an account of which see Harper's magazine, 1856-57.
In 1856, in the steamer Arctic, Lieutenant Strain ascertained by soundings the practicability of laying an ocean telegraphic cable between America and Europe.
He died in Aspinwall, Colombia, May 14, 1857.
California (California, United States) (search for this): entry strain-isaac-g
Strain, Isaac G. 1821-1857
Naval officer; born in Roxbury, Pa., March 4, 1821.
While yet a midshipman (1845), he led a small party to explore the interior of Brazil, and in 1848 explored the peninsula of California.
In 1849 he crossed South America from Valparaiso to Buenos Ayres, and wrote an account of the journey, entitled The Cordillera and Pampa, Mountain and plain: sketches of a journey in Chile and the Argentine provinces.
In 1850 he was assigned to the Mexican boundary commission, and afterwards (1854) led a famous expedition across the Isthmus of Darien, for an account of which see Harper's magazine, 1856-57.
In 1856, in the steamer Arctic, Lieutenant Strain ascertained by soundings the practicability of laying an ocean telegraphic cable between America and Europe.
He died in Aspinwall, Colombia, May 14, 1857.
South America (search for this): entry strain-isaac-g
Strain, Isaac G. 1821-1857
Naval officer; born in Roxbury, Pa., March 4, 1821.
While yet a midshipman (1845), he led a small party to explore the interior of Brazil, and in 1848 explored the peninsula of California.
In 1849 he crossed South America from Valparaiso to Buenos Ayres, and wrote an account of the journey, entitled The Cordillera and Pampa, Mountain and plain: sketches of a journey in Chile and the Argentine provinces.
In 1850 he was assigned to the Mexican boundary commission, and afterwards (1854) led a famous expedition across the Isthmus of Darien, for an account of which see Harper's magazine, 1856-57.
In 1856, in the steamer Arctic, Lieutenant Strain ascertained by soundings the practicability of laying an ocean telegraphic cable between America and Europe.
He died in Aspinwall, Colombia, May 14, 1857.
America (Indiana, United States) (search for this): entry strain-isaac-g
Strain, Isaac G. 1821-1857
Naval officer; born in Roxbury, Pa., March 4, 1821.
While yet a midshipman (1845), he led a small party to explore the interior of Brazil, and in 1848 explored the peninsula of California.
In 1849 he crossed South America from Valparaiso to Buenos Ayres, and wrote an account of the journey, entitled The Cordillera and Pampa, Mountain and plain: sketches of a journey in Chile and the Argentine provinces.
In 1850 he was assigned to the Mexican boundary commission, and afterwards (1854) led a famous expedition across the Isthmus of Darien, for an account of which see Harper's magazine, 1856-57.
In 1856, in the steamer Arctic, Lieutenant Strain ascertained by soundings the practicability of laying an ocean telegraphic cable between America and Europe.
He died in Aspinwall, Colombia, May 14, 1857.
Buenos Ayres (Arizona, United States) (search for this): entry strain-isaac-g
Strain, Isaac G. 1821-1857
Naval officer; born in Roxbury, Pa., March 4, 1821.
While yet a midshipman (1845), he led a small party to explore the interior of Brazil, and in 1848 explored the peninsula of California.
In 1849 he crossed South America from Valparaiso to Buenos Ayres, and wrote an account of the journey, entitled The Cordillera and Pampa, Mountain and plain: sketches of a journey in Chile and the Argentine provinces.
In 1850 he was assigned to the Mexican boundary commission, and afterwards (1854) led a famous expedition across the Isthmus of Darien, for an account of which see Harper's magazine, 1856-57.
In 1856, in the steamer Arctic, Lieutenant Strain ascertained by soundings the practicability of laying an ocean telegraphic cable between America and Europe.
He died in Aspinwall, Colombia, May 14, 1857.