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Instead, the downtown area experienced a resurgence, with a level of construction activity not seen again until the urban real estate boom of the 2000s, when several high rise buildings were erected, including the buildings currently named Wells Fargo Plaza, the Chase Tower (at 483 feet, the tallest building in both Phoenix and Arizona) [102 ...
The settlement of Las Vegas, Nevada was founded in 1905 after the opening of a railroad that linked Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. The stopover attracted some farmers (mostly from Utah) to the area, and fresh water was piped in to the settlement. In 1911, the town was incorporated as part of the newly founded Clark County.
No one knows why the Angel Mounds civilization declined, but scholars have speculated that an extended regional drought or over-hunting may have been contributing factors. [2] Archaeologists theorize that with the collapse of the chiefdom by 1450, many of the Angel people had relocated downriver to the confluence of the Ohio and Wabash Rivers.
Early European exploration of the region took place early in the 17th century, including explorations by Captain John Smith in 1608. [ 3 ] At the time, the Patawomeck , loosely affiliated with the Powhatan , and the Doeg lived on the Virginia side of present-day Washington, D.C. and on Theodore Roosevelt Island , and the Piscataway , also known ...
After Jess Neely left to become the head coach at Rice, his line coach, Frank Howard was named his successor. Known for his colorful persona, and penchant for imaginative language with both probable, and improbable stories, in his 30 years at Clemson, Howard compiled a 165–118–12 record, a 3–3 bowl record, won two Southern Conference championships, and six ACC championships.
During the early 19th century, fur trappers known as mountain men flocked to the mountains of western Wyoming in search of beaver. In 1824, the first mountain man rendezvous was held in Wyoming. The gatherings continued annually until 1840, with the majority of them held within Wyoming territory.
Other People's Money: How Banking Worked in the Early American Republic (2017) online review; Pak, Susie J. Gentlemen Bankers. The World of J.P. Morgan (2013) 1880s-1910; Perkins, Edwin J. American Public Finance and Financial Services, 1700-1815 (The Ohio State University Press, 1994) Complete text on line free.
The early 2000s and into the 2010s saw the redevelopment of the Mission Bay neighborhood. Originally an industrial district, it underwent development fueled by the construction of the University of California, San Francisco Mission Bay campus and its UCSF Medical Center , and is currently an up-and-coming neighborhood, undergoing development ...