• After graduating from Columbia College in 1860 and attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Edgar Cullen was commissioned into the 1st United States Infantry as a second lieutenant on May 24, 1862. (green-wood.com)
  • Ten years after his retirement, the Pacific Railroad Act was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1862. (openasia.asia)
  • The Pacific Railroad Act was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1862. (openasia.asia)
  • During the Civil War, Gillis served in each of the major blockading squadrons, serving first in the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron from 1862 to 1863, followed by the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron from 1863 to 1864, during which time he took part in the engagement against the Taylor's Landing battery on the Pamunkey River. (usna.edu)
  • Washington's state constitution has been substantially amended since 1889, and has authorized citizen initiatives and referenda since 1912. (historylink.org)
  • Wyoming was the first state in the country to approve a constitution that included a provision granting women the right to vote. (britannica.com)
  • It was not until after the adoption of the Constitution in 1789 that a law passed on September 22, 1789, created the federal post office under the new government of the United States. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Devoted to the Union of the States, his aim was to uphold the Constitution of the United States and to avoid civil war at all cost. (famousamericans.net)
  • Article Two, Section One, Clause Eight of the United States Constitution requires the President elect to take an Oath of Office prior to assuming the duties of the office. (bluestarmothers.org)
  • and defend the Constitution of the United States. (bluestarmothers.org)
  • Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 15, of the Constitution, Congress has the power "[t]o provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress insurrections and repel Invasions. (beforeitsnews.com)
  • Article II, Section 2, Clause 1, of the Constitution declares that "[t]he President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States. (beforeitsnews.com)
  • The power to do so usually is granted in the state constitution. (beforeitsnews.com)
  • Congress cannot, under the Constitution, delegate its legislative power to the President. (chanrobles.com)
  • 2) That the first five paragraphs of Schedule E, section 1, of the act, providing for bounties to producers of American sugar (paragraphs 231 to 235) were unconstitutional and void, no power to enact legislation of this character having been vested in Congress by the Constitution. (chanrobles.com)
  • 3) That section 3 of said act was unconstitutional and void in that it delegates to the President the power of laying taxes and duties, which power, by Sections 1 and 8 of Article I of the Constitution, is vested in Congress. (chanrobles.com)
  • The Secretary of State, an office established by the state constitution, is responsible for administering and enforcing election laws and certifying elections. (allgov.com)
  • first lieutenant, 1st Infantry, United States Army. (green-wood.com)
  • He joined the Twelfth Vermont Infantry, Company K. By 1863 his camp realized Jackson was not the combative type, and he was assigned a new position to sketch camp life and map the countryside. (iphf.org)
  • An esteemed portrait painter and nationally renowned miniaturist, Ella Shepard Bush (1863-1948) founded Seattle's first art school and was a cornerstone of the city's early arts community. (historylink.org)
  • The State of Washington occupies the northwest corner of the contiguous 48 United States. (historylink.org)
  • Great Britain and the United States jointly occupied the region between 1818 and 1846, when Britain ceded the Pacific Northwest area below the 49th parallel to the United States. (historylink.org)
  • By then, however, much of the British and U.S. debate over the fate of the Pacific Northwest had been well underway. (outdoorproject.com)
  • Idaho ( EYE -də-hoh ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. (americanasphalt8.com)
  • Tony Angell is an eminent Pacific Northwest painter and sculptor whose work has often centered on birds, especially ravens and crows. (historylink.org)
  • Her work has been featured in numerous group, thematic, and solo exhibitions since her move to the Pacific Northwest in 1985. (historylink.org)
  • The Spokane-born painter Kenneth Callahan was one of the leading artists of the Pacific Northwest school. (historylink.org)
  • and the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest . (wikipedia.org)
  • [3] Douglas described the speech as an "an outline of the argument I have presented every where in this State," and in it he argued that the Kansas-Nebraska Act was entirely consistent with the compromise measures of 1850, which the Whig and Democratic parties had endorsed in 1852, and which he maintained had established a rule of action for all future territorial expansion. (umich.edu)
  • ch 2) 1775 Second Continental Congress convenes. (timetoast.com)
  • At the time of the first Continental Congress in 1775, Goddard ' s service provided inter-colonial service through 30 post offices operating between New Hampshire and Virginia. (encyclopedia.com)
  • On July 26, 1775, the Congress approved the committee ' s plans, establishing the organization from which the U.S. Postal Service traces its direct descent and which, after the Bureau of Indian Affairs , is the second oldest federal department. (encyclopedia.com)
  • President Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) was elected to the Office of the Vice President of the United States in 1848 and, due to the untimely death of President Zachary Taylor in 1850, Fillmore became the 13th President of the United States. (loc.gov)
  • While the maps are not considered especially rare, they were the personal property of Millard Fillmore and represent the largest map collection belonging to a President of the United States. (loc.gov)
  • He boldly issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and that same year signed the bill funding the Intercontinental Railroad. (jamesmredwine.com)
  • The snow sheds on the Central Pacific Railroad in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. (openasia.asia)
  • Some people wrote off the northern counties of Washington Territory as sites for a western rail terminus the after Northern Pacific Railroad (NP) chose Commencement Bay at Tacoma for its western terminus in 1873 but coal excited the local imagination again. (skagitriverjournal.com)
  • The sparse coverage of F&S in those early months is surprising when you realize that it became the first standard-gauge railroad line to operate in the state, north of Seattle. (skagitriverjournal.com)
  • Judah became a railroad surveyor when only eighteen years old, and went on to build some notable bridges and a spectacular railroad inside the Niagara gorge before becoming, at twenty-eight, "the pioneer railroad engineer of the Pacific coast. (nybooks.com)
  • Portrait photography never had a chance for me, so I sought my subjects from the housetops, and finally the hilltops and about the surrounding country….The opening of the Pacific Railroad in 1869 rendering easy access a region rich in scenic effects and interest, I determined to photograph it. (iphf.org)
  • With the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, the United States acquired from Mexico the land that would become California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • Gillis was admitted to the United States Naval Academy on May 10, 1848 as a member of the Class of 1853. (usna.edu)
  • Of the numerous members of the group who left Europe for the United States between 1940 and 1942, one would be hard-pressed to single out any of them whose principal reasons were anything other than circumstance. (usc.edu)
  • The construction embarked in 1863 to extend the existing railway, which connected Iowa and Nevada, further to California and it was completed in 1869. (openasia.asia)
  • Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 October 8, 1869) was the 14th President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857, an American politician and lawyer from New Hampshire. (famousamericans.net)
  • Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. (nationalacademies.org)
  • United States Naval Academy. (usna.edu)
  • James Henry Gillis was an officer in the United States Navy and a member of the Naval Academy Class of 1853. (usna.edu)
  • Irvin Van Gorder Gillis, son of James Henry Gillis, was an officer in the United States Navy, book purchasing agent for Guion Moore Gest, and a member of the Naval Academy Class of 1894. (usna.edu)
  • A member of the United States Naval Academy Class of 1894, the younger Gillis served aboard U.S.S. Porter (Torpedo boat : TB-6) leading up to and during the Spanish-American War. (usna.edu)
  • The Contest for California in 1861: How Colonel E.D. Baker Saved the Pacific States for the Union. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, at the outset of the Civil War, in July 1861, Congress ratified most of the martial law measures declared by President abraham lincoln. (beforeitsnews.com)
  • Without 1858, Canada today might not extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • Thomas Jefferson saw the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1803-1806 as a means of expanding the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific and discovering the untold resources of our country. (jamesmredwine.com)
  • The Continental Congress named Franklin chairman of a committee empowered to make recommendations for the establishment of a postal service. (encyclopedia.com)
  • President Franklin Pierce named Isaac Ingalls Stevens as the first governor of the area, which included northern Idaho and western Montana until President Abraham Lincoln established Idaho Territory on March 4, 1863. (historylink.org)
  • Abraham Lincoln was faced with the possibility of California seceding from the Union and with slavery remaining as a state option even if the South were defeated. (jamesmredwine.com)
  • It consists of 66,582 square miles (176,600 square kilometers) between the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Idaho border at 117 degrees east, longitudinally. (historylink.org)
  • It is the fifth-largest state with an area of 95,364 square kilometers (36,820 square miles), which is a little larger than the US state of Indiana. (nationsencyclopedia.com)
  • In this story, we will track the earliest railroads of northwestern Washington and show why the F&S was pivotal in rail history even though its existence was brief. (skagitriverjournal.com)
  • Chinese that came to the United States helped tame the frontier by building railroads and doing other kinds of heavy manual labor. (factsanddetails.com)
  • 1 NATIONAL DRUG POLICY BOARD 1 88-2459X/1 Washington, D.C. 20530 July 6, 1988 Dear Director Webster: The Chairman has requested that you and your staff review the final draft of the National Drug Policy Board's Fiscal Year 1987 Progress Report. (cia.gov)
  • Instead of deciphering the difficult handwriting of old letters, as Bain did, Ambrose read the historical literature, employed members of his immediate family to search contemporary newspapers and other sources, and took special pains to inspect the transcontinental terrain himself, first by car and then by rail in the company of official historians of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railways. (nybooks.com)
  • The Oregon Treaty with the United States in 1846 gave the future province to Britain, but apart from declaring Vancouver Island a colony in 1849 and handing it over to the fur-trading Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) to administer, nothing much ensued. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • The Western U.S. is the largest region of the country, covering nearly half the land area of the contiguous United States. (wikipedia.org)
  • Washington Territory (including Idaho and western Montana until 1863) was separated from Oregon on March 2, 1853, and gained statehood on November 11, 1889. (historylink.org)
  • Olympia has served as the capital of both Washington Territory and State since 1853. (historylink.org)
  • Congress approved the new territory on February 10, 1853, but changed its name to "Washington. (historylink.org)
  • Between 1853 and 1860, the population of Whites in present-day Washington and Oregon ballooned from about 17,000 to just over 63,000. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • With an area of 83,570 square miles (216,400 km), Idaho is the 14th largest state by land area, but with a population of approximately 1.8 million, it ranks as the 13th least populous and the 7th least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. (americanasphalt8.com)
  • However, Congress initially refused to ratify Lincoln's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. (beforeitsnews.com)
  • Uprisings, political protests, labor strikes, and riots have, at various times, caused several state governors to declare some measure of martial law. (beforeitsnews.com)
  • Two years later, the U.S. created Oregon Territory, which included the future states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and a portion of Montana. (historylink.org)
  • On August 29, 1851, 27 male settlers met at Cowlitz Landing (south of present-day Olympia) to petition Congress for a separate "Columbia Territory" covering the area between the Columbia River and 49th parallel. (historylink.org)
  • The commissioner's report to Congress declared that it was only a matter of time before the territory came under American control. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • Idaho, for example, includes portions of current day North and South Dakota and the territory of "Dakota" appears as one entity rather than two separate states. (loc.gov)
  • (10) By 1870, 207 Black and mixed-race Black people lived in Washington Territory. (columbia.edu)
  • The Secretary of State is responsible for administering and certifying elections in California, and that includes monitoring and upgrading the voting equipment and database systems. (allgov.com)
  • The first European explorers and traders visited in the late 1700s, and Lewis and Clark followed the Snake and Columbia rivers to arrive at the Pacific Ocean, near present-day Long Beach, in November 1805. (historylink.org)
  • Ever since Lewis and Clark looked upon the Pacific Ocean in 1805, Americans were determined to cross the continent. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • Its residents began petitioning for statehood in 1881, and Washington was admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, with the signature of President Benjamin Harrison. (historylink.org)
  • For the first 11 years of statehood, the Secretary of State kept the books of the State Library in his office, and the Secretary of State is still responsible for maintaining the State Archives. (allgov.com)
  • Many believed it was only a matter of time until the United States extended its reach north to Russian America, the future Alaska. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • The map details states and territories west of the Mississippi River and shows several state and territorial boundaries that were, as of the time of publication, unresolved. (loc.gov)
  • At that time, 18 out of 30 states agreed to it, but it was not enough to realize the business. (openasia.asia)
  • A supporter of Andrew Jackson's policies, he was elected to the United States Senate in 1837, the youngest senator at that time. (famousamericans.net)
  • At that time Edward F. Goltra was the lessee of four tug boats and 19 steel barges belonging to the United States. (cornell.edu)
  • State voters also elect members of congress from the 10 congressional districts, as well as two U.S. senators to represent the entire state. (historylink.org)
  • Washington borders Canada to the north, along the 49th parallel, and Oregon on the south, along the Columbia River and 46th parallel. (historylink.org)
  • To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada-United States border with the province of British Columbia. (americanasphalt8.com)
  • To the east of the Western United States is the Midwestern United States and the Southern United States , with Canada to the north, and Mexico to the south. (wikipedia.org)
  • Beginning in the mid-1800s and continuing to the early-1900s, large numbers of Chinese, mostly from the Guangdong Province around Canton, emigrated to the United States, Canada, South Africa and Australia. (factsanddetails.com)
  • In 1845 a prominent settler named William Gilpin traveled east to Washington to deliver the petition to the U.S. congress. (outdoorproject.com)
  • The Notary Public and Special Filings Section is the state entity that commissions Notaries Public to then notarize and witness certain transactions throughout the state. (allgov.com)
  • The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. (andreypudov.com)
  • During a career spanning about 45 years, sculptor Richard S. Beyer created more than 90 works of public art installed in cities and towns, primarily in Oregon and Washington state. (historylink.org)
  • The Old State House was built in the 1830s and is the oldest surviving state capitol building west of the Mississippi River. (thedailymeal.com)
  • It borders the states of Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west. (americanasphalt8.com)
  • and on the west by the Mexican state of Guerrero. (nationsencyclopedia.com)
  • The Western United States (also called the American West , the Far West , and the West ) is the region comprising the westernmost U.S. states . (wikipedia.org)
  • The West, as the most recently settled part of the United States, is often known for broad highways and freeways and open space. (wikipedia.org)
  • Upon his retirement, a banquet honoring him was held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, hosted by the Brooklyn Bar Association and attended by 450 prominent figures in New York's political and legal circles including the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court and former New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes. (green-wood.com)
  • On the state level, a governor may declare martial law within her or his own state. (beforeitsnews.com)
  • The office of Secretary of State was originally conferred by the governor as a three-year appointment, confirmed by the state Senate. (allgov.com)
  • Today, the Secretary of State is elected every four years, in the same election that selects the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and Treasurer. (allgov.com)
  • This, he believed, would allow the United States to surpass Great Britain by becoming the principal commercial crossroads of the earth. (nybooks.com)
  • Washington has a bicameral legislature (a legislature with two branches) and is divided into 49 legislative districts, each of which elects one state senator to a four-year term, and two representatives to two-year terms. (historylink.org)
  • In 1829 Pierce, at age of 24, was elected to the New Hampshire State legislature. (famousamericans.net)
  • Obedience to this order was refused and on March 25, 1923, Colonel Ashburn, under orders from the Acting Secretary of War, took possession of the fleet without the consent of Mr. Goltra or his employees, for the use and benefit of the United States. (cornell.edu)
  • Without 1858, it is very possible there would have been no British Columbia, but rather an American state. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. (loc.gov)
  • The Library of Congress does not control the content posted. (loc.gov)
  • Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington D. C.. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-102176. (usc.edu)
  • The nine members of the state supreme court are chosen via statewide elections to serve six-year terms. (historylink.org)
  • However, the Supreme Court has interpreted both to allow the declaration of martial law by the president or Congress. (beforeitsnews.com)
  • The Declaration of Independence states, as the first of the truths the Founding Fathers held to be self-evident, that "all men are created equal. (thedailymeal.com)
  • The United States sent a special commissioner to the area to protect its citizens from what was perceived as harsh treatment by the HBC . (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • At the age of 29 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives. (famousamericans.net)
  • The new area of jurisdiction included the present-day states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and western Montana. (historylink.org)
  • Arguably more picnic areas than any other park in the state, all of which enjoy the shade of giant Douglas firs and Oregon white oaks. (outdoorproject.com)
  • Question: Which of these U.S. states was the first in the country to grant women the right to vote? (britannica.com)
  • Rogues and villains from the neighboring states, and from the states east of the Missouri River, flocked to a country where there was much gold and property, and no courts. (accessgenealogy.com)
  • ch 7) 1898 Hawaii is annexed by the United States. (timetoast.com)
  • The James H. and Irvin V. Gillis Naval Papers span from 1866 to 1898 and are the product of the United States Navy careers of Commodore James Henry Gillis and his son, Irvin Van Gorder Gillis. (usna.edu)
  • Lagoon is a privately owned amusement park in Farmington, Utah, United States, located about 18 miles north of Salt Lake City. (trainweb.org)
  • Atlas of township of Proviso, Cook County, Illinois "Entered according to an Act of Congress in the year 1914 by Real Estate Map Pub. (loc.gov)
  • One of the earliest maps that Fillmore acquired was David H. Burr's 1829 "Map of the County of Erie" from Burr's Atlas of the State of New York published in the same year. (loc.gov)
  • Following shore duty in Washington, he received command of the training ship U.S.S. Minnesota (Frigate) in December 1882 for a two-year tour. (usna.edu)
  • Cape Disappointment State Park juts into the Pacific Ocean at the tip of the Long Beach Peninsula, in the southwesternmost corner of Washington state. (historylink.org)
  • By virtue of the Compromise of 1850, the United States seemed to have weathered the storm surrounding the slavery issue. (famousamericans.net)
  • With roots and home in the northern, anti-slavery state of New Hampshire, Pierce sided with the South on the issue of slavery. (famousamericans.net)
  • The content of all comments is released into the public domain unless clearly stated otherwise. (loc.gov)
  • We took State Route 224 to exit 145 on I-80 with a stop for a breakfast, then we gassed up the car. (trainweb.org)
  • Washington currently includes 39 counties, hundreds of incorporated cities, and other special districts responsible for local government and services. (historylink.org)
  • The collection consists of over 200 items that include maps of individual states and regions in the United States, as well as maps of various locations in Asia, Europe, Russia, and South America. (loc.gov)
  • Because the Democrats stood more firmly for the Compromise than the Whigs and General Scott was suspect in the South, Pierce carried all but four of the 31 states, receiving an electoral vote of 254 to Scott's 42. (famousamericans.net)
  • Union troops used the State House while occupying Little Rock during the Civil War, and it once served as the Arkansas War Memorial and was a meeting place for patriotic organizations. (thedailymeal.com)
  • Senatorial Excursion Party over the Union Pacific Railway, E. D. (upenn.edu)