Melville, New York

Fort Snelling is located in the “heart of the twin cities” according to the writers at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resorces.It was established at the junction of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers around 1819 and 1820 as an army frontier post, and was used by the Us military for over 120 years. The fort is located on the top of the bluff, overlooking the river junction, a strategic location, benefiting both the Us and Dakota during the fur trade as its presence overlooked two of the major

The Erie Canal was set in the state of New York which would be built to connect Albany and Buffalo. The concept of the Erie Canal began fifty years before actually starting construction in 1817. However, completion of the Erie Canal did not end until 1825 which resulted in a water route 364-miles long that connected the Hudson River in Albany and the Great lakes in Buffalo. Industrialization was sped up by the Erie Canal decades after it was completed because it improved transportation, trade, commerce

Rochester, New York has a lot of history. Rochester is known for poverty, especially when the great depression arrived. Most people think of New York City when you talk about New York. However there is a whole lot more to New York than just the city. Rochester, New York is located in upstate New York. When immigrants and refugees come to the country they dispersed across the country and many of them land in Rochester, New York. The poverty population has always been high. Rochester is known for the

their machines but then sold out to a company of the Emhart Corporation. Then more companies saw the potential of snow making and tried to create more snow machines in many different ways. In 1958, a man named Alden Hanson filed for a patent for a new type of snow making machine. Hanson had created the fan snow maker. He was granted the patent in 1961, he is considered the pioneer patent for all fan snowmaking machines. He had also created a ski boot and also worked with Lange ski boot to create

around the ballroom. All the people were dressed up and enjoying the night. One particular lady was roaming around the great ballroom, talking to everyone she came upon. It was not her night to be celebrating, but her husband was anxiously awaiting the news in a separate room. She would come to a group of people, thank them for their generous donations to the campaign, and encourage them the results would be in favor of the Democrats. The lady was not completely thrilled about the possibility of having

The Long Way Home: an American journey from Ellis Island to the Great War is a book written by David Laskin. Laskin is an American writer who has graduated from elite schools like Harvard and Oxford. He has written 19 books in his lifetime that capture diverse categories starting from weather and gardens to American history. In this book, Laskin focuses his attention on the history of 12 immigrants in which he examines their experience in the United States. Laskin uses the story of these immigrants

chosen for that certain job, they are held in high respect. The “leader’s” job is to care for everyone in the community, protect people from other invaders or animals that may attack. Other jobs include making better decisions for the clans, making new laws, and trying to make peace between them and other tribes or groups, so there are no

New York From the Statue of Liberty to the smooth, beautiful song of the Niagara Falls and to the busy streets of Chinatown, soaring to the height of the empire state building, New york has it all. New York is the state of the action, the calm, and the great. Starting when the Native Americans lived in a longhouse to when Henry Hudson discovered Hudson River to the battle of Saratoga, and when all the immigrants started coming to New York, New York has been through victory events good and bad. Like

Madison Arbour Ms. Dunning History 22 October 2014 A Childs Journey through Ellis Island: Cousin, I am sure you are aware of my family’s travels to the great country America. We, as a family, decided to travel to America because of the fact that we were persecuted for our religious practices. Our journey first started out by us boarding a train and heading to sea. Once at sea, we then boarded a huge, crowded ship. Due to the fact that we had little money, our family stayed in the steerage. “Steerage

When you ask a kid where they are from, they can usually give you a fairly simple response of the town and state they grew up in, but when I was asked this question, I had two answers instead of one. I had one home in Grand Island, Nebraska and another in Silver Creek, Nebraska. While Grand Island is the third largest city in our state, Silver Creek is among the smallest with a population of only about 400. I like to think that being a part of both of these very different communities has had a