95 of the settlement was in the fur industry, missionaries to the indians, logging industries, etc. After 1863, the United States government, Abraham Lincoln decided to give away all their , land. After that, any citizen or future citizen of the United States could have 160 acres of land to use, as long as they would live on it and improve it for five years. That created a monumental change to this area, to all of michigan, and to much of the country. When you look at the homesteaders and start finding recorded history of how they got here, a fair percentage of them, 30 or 40 , did come over land. Others, my ancestors from pennsylvania, came west of buffalo from the pittsburgh area. From buffalo, they went to northport, and then they unloaded all of the above, the wagons, the livestock, the horses, everything, and traveled overland 70 miles south to northport. The land at the mouth of the river was settled by an individual name boardman in 1847. In 1851, he sold out to four men who had
Traverse city, michigan. To learn more about its unique history and literary life. For eight years now we have traveled to u. S. That hes bringing the literacy and in Historic Sites to our viewers. You can watch more of our visits on cspan. Org cities to her. I thinkf the things people really love about that terrys is the taste. You couple that with a beautiful red color. It is really a fruit people fall in love with. Harvestt a month before on these cherries, were looking at cherries in various stages of development. These had all been blossoms that are going to fall off a pair. If we look down inside them, that is what the cherry looks like in its Early Development stages. Hopefully it continues on and it turns into Something Like this cherry, and then moves to maturity. So this cherry is in a swell stage. It is swelling now. Like i say, we are a month away from harvest on this cherry area so it has to grow up a little more. It also have to start turning red. Is known as the cherry c
Exploring American History. Next, a look at recent visit to Traverse City, michigan. You are watching American History tv all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. Until 1863, 90 5 of the settlement, was about the fur , missionaries to the indians, logging industry, et cetera. After 1863, the United States government decided to give away all of their land. After that, any citizen or future citizen of the u. S. Could have 160 acres of land as long as they would live on it and improve it for five years. That created a monumental change to this area and all of michigan and the country. A fair percentage of them, 30 or 40 did come over land. Others, my ancestors from pennsylvania, came west of buffalo from the pittsburgh area. From buffalo, they went to northport, and then they unloaded all of the above, the wagons, the livestock, the horses, everything, and traveled overland 70 miles south to northport. The land at the mouth of the river was settled by an individual named boardman in 1847. In
President richard nixon. And type in. Org apollo 11 into the search bar for more of our coverage. Cspan cities tour is exploring American Cities as we take our book tour on the road. Every month, we bring you the history and literary life of a different city. With the support of our spectrum cable partners, this weekend we travel to Traverse City, michigan, known as the cherry capital of the world. It is responsible for two thirds of the tart cherry production in the u. S. Over the next hour, we will learn about the citys past. We begin with the origins of the cherry industry in Traverse City. One of the things i think people really love about cherries is the taste. Couple that with the beautiful red color, it is a fruit that people fall in love with. It is a month before harvest on these cherries, so we are looking at cherries in various stages of development. These are all of the blossoms that are going to fall off, up here. It is what the cherry looks like in its Early Development s
The Surprising History of Sojourner Truth s Ain t I a Woman Speech mentalfloss.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mentalfloss.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.