All posts tagged "San Francisco"
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7.7KMassachusettsThe Mercer Girls: When New England Girls Went West to Find Husbands
On Jan. 26, 1864, a young man from the Pacific Northwest gave a talk to unmarried girls in Lowell, Mass., about a...
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8.5K2MassachusettsMario Buda, The Other Boston Bomber
On Sept. 16, 1920, an Italian immigrant named Mario Buda parked his horse-drawn wagon across from J.P. Morgan and Co. and down...
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30.4K14Business and LaborEleanor Creesy Navigates the World’s Fastest Clipper
Eleanor Creesy became an instant celebrity on Aug. 31, 1851, when the clipper ship she navigated sailed into San Francisco harbor. The...
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16.1K4Business and LaborDaniel Webster Tells Dr. Samuel Merritt to Go West. He Does, With No Regrets.
In 1849, Samuel Merritt was making a name for himself as a physician in Plymouth, Mass. Merritt, originally from Harpswell, Maine, completed...
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