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The Old West End was platted in 1866, and "the wealthiest and most well-to-do of Toledo began moving away from their former downtown homes to live in this new development far from the city". [4] The Old West End "experienced most of its growth between 1875 and 1915."
France transfers all of its territory west of the Appalachian Mountains to Spain in a secret treaty just months prior to the negotiations that end the French and Indian War. [16] 1769: Jul 16: Spanish Franciscans, led by friar Junípero Serra, establish Mission San Diego de Alcalá in Las Californias.
For example, the Old West subperiod is sometimes used by historians regarding the time from the end of the American Civil War in 1865 to when the Superintendent of the Census, William Rush Merriam, stated the U.S. Census Bureau would stop recording western frontier settlement as part of its census categories after the 1890 U.S. Census.
Old South End: (Central/South) Old Town: (Central) Old West End: (Central/West) is a collection of stately Victorian and Arts and Crafts architecture; The Old West End is on the National Register of Historic Places. [9] ONYX: (Central) is a neighborhood that includes Lenk's Hill, a former German enclave, to the east and part of Kushwantz, a ...
The Old West is a series of books about the history of the American Old West era, published by Time-Life Books from 1973 through 1980. Each book focused on a different topic specific for the era, such as cowboys , American Indians , gamblers and gunfighters .
Editor's note: This story was originally published in August 2012. From its roots as a small local jazz and arts festival to a nationally-known concert series, SunFest has been a can't-miss event ...
The West End Historic District of Dallas, Texas, is a historic district that includes a 67.5-acre (27.3 ha) area in northwest downtown, generally north of Commerce, east of I-35E, west of Lamar and south of the Woodall Rodgers Freeway.
Prize corn at Rockton World's Fair, an annual harvest festival in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. A harvest festival is an annual celebration that occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region. Given the differences in climate and crops around the world, harvest festivals can be found at various times at different places.