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**ICONS:** Chief Tecumseh, War of 1812, Erie Canal
                          - On June 23, 1810, John Jacob Astor founds the Pacific Fur Company.  The success of this trading company would make him the United States' first multi-millionaire and even when adjusted for inflation, one of the richest men in American history.
                          - Steam-powered ferry service between New York City and Hoboken, NJ, begins on October 11, 1811.
                          - On November 6, 1811, American troops led by William Henry Harrison defeat the American Indian chief Tecumseh at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
                          - A magnitude 8.3 earthquake (the strongest ever recorded in the continental United States) strikes near New Madrid, MO, temporarily reversing the course of the Mississippi River on February 2, 1812.
                          - British soldiers burn the White House and other government buildings on August 24, 1814.
                          - Francis Scott Key writes "The Star Spangled Banner" while witnessing the September 13-14, 1814, bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor.
                          - On September 23, 1815, the "Great September Gail of 1815" begins in New England, marking the first hurricane (a category 3) to strike the region since 1635.
                          - Construction begins on the Erie Canal in Rome, NY, on July 4, 1817.
                          - The thirteen stars and stripes configuration of the U.S. flag is officially adopted by Congress on April 4, 1818.
                          - Thomas Jefferson founds the University of Virginia on January 25, 1819.
                          - The first installment of Washington Irving's  Rip Van Winkle  appears in the May 1819 edition of  The Sketch Book .
                          - The American steamship "Savannah" crosses the Atlantic Ocean in 29 days, arriving in Liverpool, England, on June 20, 1819.

| The 1810 Census |   | 10 Largest Urban Places         |
|-----------------|--------|---------------------------------|
| 7,239,881       |
| 4.3             | 1      | New York City, NY               | 96,373 |
| 36.4            | 2      | Philadelphia, PA                | 53,722 |
| August 6        | 3      | Baltimore, MD                   | 46,555 |
| 17              | 4      | Boston town, MA                 | 33,787 |
| $178,000        | 5      | Charleston, SC                  | 24,711 |
| 2.4             | 6      | Northern Liberties township, PA | 19,874 |
| 469             | 7      | New Orleans, LA                 | 17,242 |
| 1,100 (est.)    | 8      | Southwark district, PA          | 13,707 |
|                 | 9      | Salem town, MA                  | 12,613 |
| Robert Smith    | 10     | Albany, NY                      | 10,762 |
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