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Joseph Alan Steighner (September 28, 1950 – August 11, 2020) was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. [2] Career.
Chicora was powered by a 2,500 horsepower (1,900 kW), triple-expansion steam engine with cylinders of 20, 33 and 54 inches (51, 84 and 137 cm) and 42 inches (110 cm) stroke, driving a single screw propeller, while steam was provided by two steel forced-draft Scotch boilers with a working pressure of 165 pounds. The ship had a speed of ...
Chicora is located at (40.949468, −79.742631), [4] along the upper reaches of Buffalo Pennsylvania Route 68 passes through the borough, leading east 9 miles (14 km) to East Brady on the Allegheny River and southwest 11 miles (18 km) to Butler, the county seat.
Chicora was a legendary Native American kingdom or tribe sought during the 16th century by various European explorers in present-day South Carolina. The legend originated after Spanish slave traders captured an Indian they called Francisco de Chicora in 1521; afterward, they came to treat Francisco's home country as a land of abundant wealth ...
Chicora was a legendary Native American kingdom or tribe said to exist in present-day South Carolina. Chicora may also refer to: Chicora, Pennsylvania, a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA; Chicora, Michigan, an unincorporated community in Cheshire Township, Allegan County, Michigan, USA
Encampment of Wolseley expedition, 1870, at Sault-Ste-Marie, Canada, Samuel Kay Model of the Chicora, Sault Ste. Marie Museum. The Chicora incident was an incident in May 1870 between the American government and an expeditionary force consisting of British and Canadian militia under the command of Colonel Garnet Wolseley in Sault Sainte Marie.
CSS Chicora was a Confederate ironclad ram that fought in the American Civil War.It was built under contract at Charleston, South Carolina in 1862. James M. Eason built it to John L. Porter's plans, using up most of a $300,000 State appropriation for construction of marine batteries; Eason received a bonus for "skill and promptitude."
Francisco de Chicora was the baptismal name given to a Native American kidnapped in 1521, along with 70 others, from near Winyah Bay [1] by Spanish explorer Francisco Gordillo and slave trader Pedro de Quexos, based in Santo Domingo and the first Europeans to reach the area.