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The Ferguson rifle was one of the first breech-loading rifles to be put into service by the British military. It was designed by Major Patrick Ferguson (1744–1780). It fired a standard British carbine ball of .615" calibre and was used by the British Army in the American Revolutionary War at the Battle of Brandywine in 1777, and possibly at the Siege of Charleston in 1780.
Patrick Ferguson was born at Pitfour in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, [1] [2] on 25 May ()/4 June 1744, the second son and fourth child of advocate James Ferguson of Pitfour (who was raised to the judges' bench as a Senator of the College of Justice, so known as Lord Pitfour after 1764) and his wife Anne Murray, a sister of the literary patron Patrick Murray, 5th Lord Elibank.
SDHL # [1] Landmark name [2] Image Address [2] Designation Date [2] Description [3]; 1: El Prado Area: Balboa Park: 9/7/1967 Long, wide promenade running through the center of Balboa Park, lined with Spanish Revival buildings including the Museum of Us, the San Diego Museum of Art, the Museum of Photographic Arts, the Natural History Museum, the Fleet Science Center, and the Timken Museum of Art
In 1910 San Diego had a population of 39,578, San Diego County 61,665, Los Angeles 319,198, and San Francisco 416,912. San Diego's scant population made it the smallest city ever to attempt holding an international exposition. However, the Exposition was a huge success and was extended for a second year. [1]
The New Children's Museum: San Diego: Children's Museum: Located in downtown San Diego, includes permanent and temporary interactive art installations for children and families. University of California, San Diego Art Galleries: San Diego: Art: University Art Gallery, Visual Arts Gallery, Gallery@Calit2 [13] USS Midway Museum: San Diego: Aviation
A 78-year-old Pennsylvania man who stole a rare Revolutionary-era rifle from a museum in 1971 was sentenced Tuesday to one day in prison and a year of home
Of special note among the museum's collections are the Historic Clothing and Textile Collection, which includes over 7,000 items illustrating the history of dress from the late 18th century to the present, [7] and the San Diego Fine Art Collection, notable for its early 20th century plein air paintings, with works by Maurice Braun, Alfred ...
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