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Clinton Fisk
Clinton Bowen Fisk (December 8, 1828 - July 9, 1890) was a senior officer during Reconstruction in the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands and served as the Prohibition Party's presidential candidate during the 1888 presidential election. Fisk University was named in his honor after he endowed it with $30,000. Reavis L. Mitchell, Jr., "Clinton Bowen Fisk" , ''The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture'', 1998, accessed 3 Mar 2009 In addition, he helped establish the first free public schools in the for white and African-American children. Life Early life |
York, New York
York is a town in western Livingston County, New York, United States. Its population was 3,397 at the 2010 census. The Abbey of the Genesee in the town's hamlet of Piffard is locally famous due to the production of Monks' Bread. History In 1722, the Tuscarora people moved north to join other Iroquoian natives, the League of the Iroquois, and settled near modern Piffard. The town was first settled by Europeans around 1800. The town was formed in 1819 from parts of the towns of Leicester and Caledonia before the establishment of Livingston County. More territory was added from the town of Covington in 1823. Salt was found in 1883 near modern Retsof, leading to the formation of the New York Rock Salt Company. Further discoveries were made subsequently by the Empire Salt Company and American Rock Salt. The Linwood estate was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Notable people *Chester A. Arthur, US president *Moses Hayden, US congressman * John Chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
