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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1921
Page
3
Jonathan Brace recounts Arkansas origins from French settlement in 1685 to statehood in 1836, tracing territorial changes from the Louisiana Purchase through Missouri Territory and the creation of Arkansas Territory. He notes misbeliefs about the plains as a desert and highlights Hot Springs mineral springs under government control.
The Mississippi name derives from the river and means great river in Algonquin. It is also called the Bayou State due to many bayous. The river’s winding creates a 500 mile border while the state spans 330 miles Gulf to Tennessee. Mississippi’s early ties to Louisiana and French, Spanish control shaped its formation. It became a US territory, expanded to 46 865 square miles, and admitted as the twentieth state in 1817. Jefferson Davis led a regiment in the Mexican War. Since 1870 it has largely voted Democratic, with 1872 supporting Grant.
The text traces Florida's journey from Ponce de Leon's 1513 Easter discovery to St Augustine, the oldest city. It covers Spanish forts, English control after 1763, piracy era, the 1819 purchase by President Monroe, and Florida’s 1845 statehood. It notes nicknames Everglade State and Peninsula State, plus its 58,660 square miles.
The piece traces Vermont's name from the French verts monts and notes Champlain's 1609 voyage. It covers early settlements in 1724 at Brattleboro, the Equivalent Lands sale to Yale, the Green Mountain Boys, Vermont's 1777 Constitution, its status as a republic, and admission to the Union in 1791 with four congressional votes and a 9,564 square mile size.
The article traces Illinois origins from a Native village site at Waska and Jesuit missions to Marquette and La Salle explorations, then describes French influence, Clark’s expedition, territorial claims, the Northwest Territory formation, and Illinois becoming the 21st state in 1818 with 566 665 square miles and 29 electoral votes.
The piece traces Wisconsin’s early exploration from Jean Nicollet and Joliet Marquette to La Salle, noting fur traders like Daniel du Lhut and the Ashland mission. It covers Loyalist status during the Revolution, shifts among territories, Black Hawk War ending, statehood in 1814, and the state’s name origin from an Ojibwa phrase meaning gathering waters. It also notes Wisconsin’s size, electoral votes, and nickname the Badger State.
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