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Augustus Baker Pierce
Augustus Baker Peirce also known as Gus Pierce (7 October 1840 – 1919), was an American sailor, actor, raconteur and artist in several mediums, who spent some 10 years in Australia. His autobiography ''Knocking About'' was accepted by some critics as a largely true, if flawed, account of his travels and experiences. :''Although he generally used the spelling "Pierce" in Australia, his birth name "Peirce" has been used here, except in relation to his wife and sons, who took the name "Pierce".'' History Gus Peirce was born in West Medford, Massachusetts the son either of merchant George A. Peirce, and Jane Peirce, née NyeKerr, Joan ''Dictionary of Australian Artists to 1870'' Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1992, pp. 614–616. or Major Moses Peirce and Mehitable [sic] Peirce, née Nye. He may have had an early career with the US Navy and was a sailor on the ''Oriental'' (Capt. Osgood) which left New York Harbor on 27 September 1859 and arrived at Port Phillip on 12 January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medford, Massachusetts
Medford is a city northwest of downtown Boston on the Mystic River in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the time of the 2020 U.S. Census, Medford's population was 59,659. It is home to Tufts University, which has its campus along the Medford and Somerville border. History Indigenous history Native Americans inhabited the area that would become Medford for thousands of years prior to European colonization of the Americas. At the time of European contact and exploration, Medford was the winter home of the Naumkeag people, who farmed corn and created fishing weirs at multiple sites along the Mystic River. Naumkeag sachem Nanepashemet was killed and buried at his fortification in present-day Medford during a war with the Tarrantines in 1619. The contact period introduced a number of European infectious diseases which would decimate native populations in virgin soil epidemics, including a smallpox epidemic which in 1633 which killed Nanepashemet's sons, sachems ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
