Documents in Year 1860
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Links of Interest:
James Buchanan, Fifteenth U.S. President(1857-1861)
U.S. Census Overview 1860U.S. Census Fast Facts 1860
- Archives:
Kentucky Newspapers
The Interior Journal newspaper started in Lincoln County, Kentucky
in 1860
- Communication:
The Pony Express started April 3, 1860
spurred by the threat of the Civil War and the need for faster
communication with the West. Riders left simultaneously from St. Joseph,
Missouri, and Sacramento, California.
Education: "In the years before the Civil War, the high school movement expanded slowly. By 1860 there were only 300 high schools
in the nation, compared with more than 6,000 academies; of the former, more than 100 were located in Massachusetts, the only state to require
communities of 50 families or more to provide secondary-level education."
Source: Foundations of American Education, Sixth Edition page 131. / L.
Dean Webb, Arlene Metha. Published by Pearson Education. 2010
see 1862 for next event... Expansion: "Between 1830 and 1860, 1,220,178 square miles of territory were added to the United States. During the same period, the population
exploded from 13 million to 32 million. Of this growth, 4 million came from immigration." Source:Foundations of American Education, Sixth Edition page 131. / L.
Dean Webb, Arlene Metha. Published by Pearson Education. 2010
- Infrastructure:
Central Park built by Irish Immigrants in New York City 1858-1860
Literature: Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) working as a pilot
for the Mississippi steamboats.
- Photography:
Matthew Brady, Civil War Photographer
- Technology:
Pacific Telegraph Line
approved in Congress. Western Union Company wins the contract and
merges with California State Telegraph to form the Overland Telegraph
Company.
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