SCSC 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Native American Studies, Scurvy, Zebulon Pike
7 Jan 2018
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Railroads were given the odd-numbered sections on each side of the railroad right-of- way (5 square miles of land on each side of the track) The rest of the land were kept except for 1-2 square miles of land granted to state colleges. 1887: by 1880 - almost 75% of the revenue of western railroads came from the local traffic of settlers. U. s. army helped travelers, build towns, farming techniques, and understand the land: exploration, captains meriwether lewis and william clark - 1804: lt. zebulon pike - 1806, major stephan h. long - 1820, mapping before the civil war by the corp of topographical. Engineers: mapping and rock/mineral collections after the civil war in the great surveys of the u. s. Fort construction and maintenance to skilled workers. Provision of wood, horses, mule, and feed: hiring civilian employees, meteorological record keeping and early weather prediction by the army medical.
