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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nevada, (search)
cky Mountains. Gold had been State seal of Nevada. discovered in 1849, by Mormons, but ten years later not more than 1,000 inhabitants were within the Territory. But, two years after the discovery of silver, the number of inhabitants had risen to 16,000. The number of tribal Indians in the State in 1874 was between 4,000 and 5,000. Population in 1880, 62,266; in 1890, 45,761; in 1900, 42,335. See United States, Nevada, in vol. IX. Territorial Governor. James W. NyecommissionedMarch 22, 1861 State governors. James W. Nye actingOct. 31, 1864 Henry G. Blasdelassumes officeDec. 5, 1864 Luther R. Bradley, Demassumes officeJan. 1871 John H. Kinkead, Repassumes officeJan., 1879 Jewett W. Adams, Demassumes officeJan., 1883 Chris. C. Stevenson, Repassumes officeJan., 1887 Frank Bellacting Sept. 21, 1891 Roswell K. Colcord, Repassumes officeJan., 1891 John E. Jonesassumes officeJan., 1895 Reinhold Sadierassumes office April 10, 1896 United States Senators. Name. No.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Louisiana, (search)
ngston, arsenal at Baton Rouge, and United States revenuecutter Lewis Cass .....Jan. 10-13, 1861 Ordinance of secession adopted in convention, yeas 113, nays 17......Jan. 26, 1861 Mint and custom-house in New Orleans seized by Confederates......Jan. 31, 1861 Convention to join Southern Confederacy; State flag adopted, a red ground, crossed by bars of blue and white and bearing a single star of pale yellow......Feb. 4, 1861 Louisiana ratifies the Confederate constitution......March 22, 1861 Louisiana raises 3,000 Confederate troops, and at call of Governor Moore 3,000 additional......April 24, 1861 First gun cast for Confederate navy at Phoenix Iron Works at Gretna, near New Orleans......May 4, 1861 Port of New Orleans blockaded by United States sloop-of-war Brooklyn; Ship Island occupied by Union troops......1861 Banks of New Orleans suspend specie payments......Sept. 18, 1861 Confederate martial law instituted in New Orleans......Oct. 11, 1861 Federal st