Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-03-24
Our History.

This being Worlds Fair year,
review of our nations growth may
be of interest to many. The fol-
lowing is our history in brief as we
have gathered it from many SQUIRE
es. We mention only the most
important events that have marked
the rapid strides America has made
in the comparatively short period
of four centuries:
AS everv child knows, Columbus
sailed from Spain Oh his memora-
BILE voyage August 3, 1892, just
400 years, 7 mos. and p days ago,
and Oct. 18th Of the same year dis
cover ed America. On the 4th Of
June, 1903, he sets out on the re-
turn voyage to Spain, taking with
him several of the natives. a guam
tity of gold, fruits, and a number
of birds and other specimens from
the new world, reaching Palos on
March 18th Of the same year. he
at once proceeded to Barcelona,
where he related to Ferdinand and
Isebella his adventures and. final
triumph. So elated were these SOW
ereigns over the success of Column
bus that a fleet Of seventeen sail
was placed at his disposal, and
within six months from the date of
his return from his first voyage Re
re- embarked for the New World
taking with him fifteen hundred
men, soldiers. artifciers and mis-
sionaries, and al ample supply OF
provisions and seeds and number
of the domestic animals of the old
world. With these he formed the
colony now grown to be one OF
the strongest nations OH the globe,
Now we pass on to 1894 and find
Verrazani exploring the American
coast. 1884, Carter. a Frenchman,
explores the Gulf Of st. Lawrence
and ascends the river to what is
now Montreal. 1871, Louisiana
coneur,d and the Mississippi dis
covered by De Soto. 1864, the HUI
genots form colony in Florida.
1865, St. Augustine founded by the
Spaniards. 1884, Virginia named
in honor of the virgin queen, Eliza
beth. 1887, birth of Virginia Dare
first white child in America 1907,
Virginia colonized; John Smith,
Governor. 1913. marriage Of Rolfe
and Pocahontas at jamestown.
1914, Dutch form settlements at
New Amsterdam New York and
New Jersey. 1918, commencement
of tobacco culture in Virginia; be-
ginning of 30 years War. 1919
first legislative assembly in Amerl-
ca. 1920, PlymoutlS Mass, found
ed by the Pilgrims; Dutch vessel
ascends James RIVER with first car
90 of slaves. 1927, Sweede and
Firms settle in New Jersey and
Delaware. 1929, New Hampshire
settled. 1880, founding of Boston.
1881, New Hampshire and Vermont
named. 1852, Irish Catholic emf
grants settle in Maryland. 1888
Hartford, Conn.,, founded. 1875
Conn. settled by Hooker and Rhode
Island by Roger Williams. 1857
the Pequod war. 1893, Harvard
C l,g9 founded. Peace with the
Iriqu6is. 1899, Conn. granted tc
the Earl Of Warwick; first printing
press used at Cambridge. 1871
first Indians converted to Christian
ity. 1913, Iriquois war; close OF
thirty years war and establishments
of religious liberation. 1866, reli,
gious war in Maryland. 1863, re-
Iigious liberty granted Rhode IS
land by charter. 1864, English
capture New Amsterdam and
change the name to New York.
1869, the Carolinas settled by the
English. 1910, Detroit founded by
the French. 1916, Bacon's rebel
lion. 1852, Pennsylvania settled
by Quakers under William Penn;
Louisiana settled by the French ;
Philadelphia founded; LaSalle ex-
plores the Dlissippi to it's mouth.
1854, Massachusetts charter lost.
1857, Conn. charter concealed in
charter oak 1T Hartford. 1880,
first paper money issued: King
Williom's war; French and Indians
destroy Schenectady, N, Y. 1892,
Phipu's witchcraft court held and
twenty persons convicted and ex-
ecuted. ITO, first postOffice es-
tablished in America. 1717, New
Orleans founded. 1920, the Carroll
mas named. 1882, birth of George
Washington in Virginia. 1914,
Daniel Boone settles in Kentucky.
1854. founding Of st. Louis by the
French. 1865, the stamp act pass
ed: the colonies hold their first
Congress at New York; resistance
to the oppression Of the mother
country organized. 1866, stamp
act repealed. 1867, obnoxious du-
ties levied by Parliament on teas,
paper, glass. etc, imported by the
colonies. 1858. British troops sent