The Great Financial Panic of 1873 - Closing the door of the Stock Exchange on its members, Saturday, Sept. 20th. Library of Congress Since the end of the Civil War, railroad construction in the ...

The government realised that 160 acres was not enough to sustain people. The Timber Culture Act of 1873 gave farmers another 160 free acres if they grew some trees. 4. Fences - Lack of wood for ...

An economic crisis in 1873 had left many U.S. citizens looking to the western frontier for quick wealth and a fresh start. By the fall, over 15,000 hopeful miners will have settled in the Dakota ...

it took almost an hour and a half of discussion for the speakers to come to grips on the scheduled topic ... The Harvard Crimson The University Daily, Est. 1873 ...