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  • National Academy of Sciences (category Scientific organizations established in 1863)
    so-called "Scientific Lazzaroni", an informal network of mostly physical scientists working in the vicinity of Cambridge, Massachusetts (c. 1850). In 1863, the
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  • Economic Research Service (category Statistical organizations in the United States) (section Leadership, organization, and staff)
    a director. ERS had about 510 employees in 1998, 430 employees in 2009, and 250 employees in 2019. In 2019, in the wake of a relocation order, ERS employees
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  • West Virginia (category States and territories established in 1863) (section In the Civil War)
    legislature would meet in Wheeling in June 1861. On May 23, 1861, secession was ratified by a large majority in Virginia as a whole, but in the western counties
    179 KB (18,366 words) - 11:19, 31 January 2025
  • Fish Commission (category Government agencies established in 1871) (section Successor organizations)
    of 10 men in 1918, the stream watchman force—which operated in both Southeast and Southcentral Alaska—grew to 59 men in 1922 and 220 in 1931. In addition
    47 KB (4,714 words) - 11:28, 31 January 2025
  • National Agricultural Library (category Agricultural organizations based in the United States)
    NAL was established as the U.S. Department of Agriculture Library on May 15, 1862, by the signing of the Organic Act by Abraham Lincoln. In 1863, the library's
    29 KB (3,243 words) - 00:00, 26 January 2025
  • Mississippi (category States and territories established in 1817)
    Episcopal Church (established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the early 19th century) and the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (established in New York
    165 KB (17,054 words) - 07:20, 4 February 2025
  • United States Naval Academy (category Educational institutions established in 1845)
    modern hospital in 1907, the fourth in sequence, on what is today called "Hospital Point." In 1910, the academy established its own dairy farm. In 1913, the
    144 KB (15,758 words) - 16:34, 3 February 2025
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (category Universities and colleges established in 1861) (section Organization and administration)
    private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas
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  • on scientific matters, President Lincoln signed a congressional charter forming the http://www.nasonline.org/ National Academy of Sciences in 1863 to 'investigate
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  • Washington (state) (category States and territories established in 1889)
    creation of Idaho Territory in 1863 established the final eastern border. A Washington state constitution was drafted and ratified in 1878, but it was never
    243 KB (19,072 words) - 17:44, 3 February 2025
  • North Carolina (category States and territories established in 1789)
    killed in the Civil War was Private Henry Wyatt from North Carolina, in the Battle of Big Bethel in June 1861. At the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, the
    231 KB (19,884 words) - 07:31, 4 February 2025
  • Harvard University (category Educational institutions established in the 1630s) (section In popular culture)
    Oaks, a research library in Washington, D.C., Harvard Forest in Petersham, Massachusetts, Concord Field Station in Estabrook Woods in Concord, Massachusetts
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  • Puerto Rico (category States and territories established in 1898)
    oldest, founded in 1521; the next earliest settlements are San Germán in 1570, Coamo in 1579, Arecibo in 1614, Aguada in 1692 and Ponce in 1692. Increased
    257 KB (24,445 words) - 00:07, 26 January 2025
  • Arkansas (category States and territories established in 1836)
    Louis Jolliet in 1673, and Frenchmen Robert La Salle and Henri de Tonti in 1681. Tonti established Arkansas Post at a Quapaw village in 1686, making it
    148 KB (13,829 words) - 11:31, 31 January 2025
  • Ohio (category States and territories established in 1803)
    13 to 26, 1863, towns along the Ohio River were attacked and ransacked in Morgan's Raid, starting in Harrison in the west and culminating in the Battle
    197 KB (17,710 words) - 11:20, 31 January 2025
  • Montana (category States and territories established in 1889)
    gold discovered in Montana was at Gold Creek near present-day Garrison in 1852. The Gold rush in the region commenced in earnest starting in 1862. A series
    267 KB (24,293 words) - 10:01, 31 January 2025
  • Nevada (category States and territories established in 1864)
    expedition's map, located in the Las Vegas area John C. Frémont set up camp in Las Vegas Springs in 1844. In 1847, Mormons established the State of Deseret
    161 KB (14,101 words) - 16:41, 3 February 2025
  • Kansas (category States and territories established in 1861)
    of non-indigenous people in Kansas occurred in 1827 at Fort Leavenworth. The pace of settlement accelerated in the 1850s, in the midst of political wars
    185 KB (16,671 words) - 13:48, 31 January 2025
  • Michigan (category States and territories established in 1837)
    largest. The Ojibwe Indians (also known as Chippewa in the U.S.), an Anishinaabe tribe, were established in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and northern and central
    185 KB (17,022 words) - 16:13, 3 February 2025
  • on scientific matters, President Lincoln signed a congressional charter forming the http://www.nasonline.org/ National Academy of Sciences in 1863 to 'investigate
    2 KB (232 words) - 22:50, 15 November 2024
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