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John Gage (19th-century Landowner)
John Gage (August 12, 1802 – December 29, 1890) was an American business and landowner from the state of Illinois. He would live in Cook County for 10 years. The census-designated place of Gages Lake in Warren Township is named after him and his brother George Gage. He was the husband of New Jersey Woman Suffrage Movement organizer Portia Kellogg Gage. Biography John was born to James Gage and Polly Drury Gage on August 12, 1802, in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York. On October 4th, 1830 he married American activist and suffragist Portia Kellogg in Watertown, New York. Both were known to be strong supporters of racial, gender, and religious equality. John and Portia moved to Chicago in 1836, and with the population only being 3,000 at the time, import prices were high and flour was nearly 18 dollars a barrel. When John opened his flour mill in Wilmette in 1839, the price dropped to five dollars a barrel. (Equivalent to $610->$170 in 2024) Though economically soun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litchfield, New York
Litchfield, is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,513 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Litchfield, Connecticut, the source of some early settlers of the city. The town of Litchfield is in the southwestern part of the county and is southeast of Utica. History Settlement began around 1786 at Wheelocks Hill. The town of Litchfield was established from part of the town of German Flatts in 1796. Part of the town was used to form the town of Winfield in 1816. "Litchfield Penitentiary", a fictional women's prison in Litchfield, is the setting for the Netflix original series ''Orange Is the New Black''. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.20%, are water. The western town line is the border of Oneida County. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,453 people, 515 households, and 399 families residing in the town. The population density wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watertown, New York
Watertown is a city in, and the county seat of, Jefferson County, New York, United States. It is approximately south of the Thousand Islands, along the Black River about east of where it flows into Lake Ontario. The city is bordered by the town of Watertown to the south, east, and west, and is served by the Watertown International Airport and the ''Watertown Daily Times'' newspaper. In the middle of Watertown lies the Public Square Historic District, which was built in 1805 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1984. Watertown is located southwest of the U.S. Army base at Fort Drum; it is the service and shopping destination for personnel there and their families. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city has 24,685 residents. The area was first surveyed in 1796, and was settled in March 1800 due to the abundant hydropower the Black River provided. The city was designated as the county seat of Jefferson County when it was split off from One ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1890 Deaths
Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 189 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. China * Liu Bian succeeds Emperor Ling, as Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. * Dong Zhuo has Liu Bian deposed, and installs Emperor Xian as emperor. * Two thousand eunuchs in the palace are slaughtered in a violent purge in Luoyang, the capital of Han. By topic Arts and sciences * Galen publishes his ''"Treatise on the various temperaments"'' (aka '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1802 Births
Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short story ''God's Dice'' * ''Eighteen'' (film), a 2005 Canadian dramatic feature film * 18 (British Board of Film Classification), a film rating in the United Kingdom, also used in Ireland by the Irish Film Classification Office * 18 (''Dragon Ball''), a character in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise * "Eighteen", a 2006 episode of the animated television series ''12 oz. Mouse'' Music Albums * ''18'' (Moby album), 2002 * ''18'' (Nana Kitade album), 2005 * '' 18...'', 2009 debut album by G.E.M. Songs * "18" (5 Seconds of Summer song), from their 2014 eponymous debut album * "18" (One Direction song), from their 2014 studio album ''Four'' * "18", by Anarbor from their 2013 studio album '' Burnout'' * "I'm Eighteen", by Alice Cooper commonl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gage Family, John, Portia And Sons
Gage may refer to: Measurement * Gage is a variant spelling of the word '' gauge'' *Stream gauge, aka Stream gage, a site along a stream where flow measurements are made People *Gage (surname) *Gage Golightly (born 1993), American actress Places Hong Kong * Gage Street, Hong Kong United States *Gage, Kentucky *Gage, New Mexico * Gage, Oklahoma *Gage, West Virginia * Gage County, Nebraska * Gage Park, Chicago, Illinois Other uses *Gage (finance) a medieval financial instrument, and the origin of the word mortgage * Gage Educational Publishing Company *Gage Roads, a sea channel near Perth, Western Australia *A. S. Gage Ranch, in west Texas * Great American Gymnastics Express, a gymnastics academy located in Missouri * Greengage or gage, a plum-like fruit * Nathaniel Parker Gage School, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D. C. * USS ''Gage'' (APA-168), US attack transport ship * Weather gage, in military sea tactics, a windward position relative to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states that had seceded. The central cause of the war was the dispute over whether slavery would be permitted to expand into the western territories, leading to more slave states, or be prevented from doing so, which was widely believed would place slavery on a course of ultimate extinction. Decades of political controversy over slavery were brought to a head by the victory in the 1860 U.S. presidential election of Abraham Lincoln, who opposed slavery's expansion into the west. An initial seven southern slave states responded to Lincoln's victory by seceding from the United States and, in 1861, forming the Confederacy. The Confederacy seized U.S. forts and other federal assets within their borders. Led by Confederate President Jefferson Davis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union (American Civil War)
During the American Civil War, the Union, also known as the North, referred to the United States led by President Abraham Lincoln. It was opposed by the secessionist Confederate States of America (CSA), informally called "the Confederacy" or "the South". The Union is named after its declared goal of preserving the United States as a constitutional union. "Union" is used in the U.S. Constitution to refer to the founding formation of the people, and to the states in union. In the context of the Civil War, it has also often been used as a synonym for "the northern states loyal to the United States government;" in this meaning, the Union consisted of 20 free states and five border states. The Union Army was a new formation comprising mostly state units, together with units from the regular U.S. Army. The border states were essential as a supply base for the Union invasion of the Confederacy, and Lincoln realized he could not win the war without control of them, especially Maryla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gages Lake
Gages Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,637 at the 2020 census. Geography The CDP is located in central Lake County at (42.3520277, -87.9829260). It is in southwestern Warren Township and is bordered to the north and east by the village of Gurnee, to the northwest by the village of Third Lake, and to the west by the village of Grayslake. The water body of Gages Lake is in the western part of the CDP and extends into the village of Third Lake. The CDP includes the communities of Idlewild and Wildwood. U.S. Route 45 runs along the western edge of the community, leading south to Mundelein and north to Bristol, Wisconsin. Illinois Route 120 runs along the southern edge, leading east to Waukegan and west to Hainesville. The CDP is northwest of downtown Chicago. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Gages Lake CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 6.00%, are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilmette
Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. Bordering Lake Michigan and Evanston, Illinois, it is located north of Chicago's downtown district. Wilmette had a population of 27,087 at the 2010 census. The first and only Baháʼí House of Worship in North America is located here. Wilmette is also home to Central Elementary School and Romona Elementary School, both recent recipients of the National Blue Ribbon award bestowed by the U.S. Department of Education. Geography Wilmette is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan and is a near northern suburb of Chicago, immediately North of Evanston at (42.077178, -87.723736). The North Shore Channel drainage canal is supplied with water from Lake Michigan at Wilmette Harbor. According to the 2010 census, Wilmette has a total area of , of which (or 99.83%) is land and (or 0.17%) is water. Wilmette has a well-developed urban forest and since 1983 has enjoyed " Tree City" status. As of 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portia Gage
Portia Gage (March 15, 1813 – February 23, 1903) was an American activist and suffragist. As an organizer with the New Jersey Woman Suffrage Movement, she led demonstrations in which she and other women attempted to cast ballots in local and national elections despite not having the right to vote. Her largest protest encouraged other women across the country to lead their own demonstrations and revived the suffrage movement at the national level. Early life Portia Gage was born on March 15, 1813, in Manlius, New York to Leonard and Sallie French Kellog. Because she had to work starting at the age of twelve, she was never able to advance her education. At the age of seventeen, Portia met and married John Gage. In 1836, she and John moved their family to Chicago so that John could begin his career as a flour miller. After making a fortune in Chicago, they moved to Vineland, New Jersey and quickly became leaders in the small community. Although John did most of the work wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vineland, New Jersey
Vineland is a city in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a total population of 60,780. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 61,156 in 2021, ranking the city the 630th-most-populous in the country. Bridgeton and Vineland are the two principal cities of the Vineland-Bridgeton metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses those cities and all of Cumberland County for statistical purposes and which constitutes a part of the Delaware Valley. The MSA had a population of 156,898 as of the 2010 census. Vineland was formed on July 1, 1952, through the merger of Landis Township and Vineland Borough, based on the results of a referendum held on February 5, 1952.Snyder, John P''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 120. Accessed February 7, 2012. Festivities on July 1, 1952, when the merger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herkimer County
Herkimer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,139. Its county seat is Herkimer. The county was created in 1791 north of the Mohawk River out of part of Montgomery County. It is named after General Nicholas Herkimer, who died from battle wounds in 1777 after taking part in the Battle of Oriskany during the Revolutionary War. Herkimer County is part of the Utica–Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area. History In 1791, Herkimer County was created as one of three counties split off from Montgomery (the other two being Otsego and Tioga counties) as New York State was developed after the American Revolutionary War. Its area was much larger than the present county, however, and was reduced subsequently as more counties were organized. Part of Herkimer County was included in the Macomb's Purchase of 1791, during the wide-scale sale of public lands after the state forced Iroquois tribes allied with the British during the war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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