Rhinebeck Reformed Church steeple in need of repairs Aug 14, 2008
" The church was founded as the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Rhinebeck Flatts in 1731 by the Beekman and Livingston families. Significant to the church and to Rhinebeck, many members of the Livingston family went on to play an integral part in the development of the newly formed United States of America. Chancellor Robert Livingston helped to write the Declaration of Independence, administered the oath of office to President Washington, and negotiated the Louisiana Purchase as minister to... (Rhinebeck Gazette Advertiser, NY)
1,500-acre land deal OK'd Aug 7, 2008
Commission Chairman Truman Scarborough put the purchases in a sweeping historic context, noting that leaders had often been criticized for historic land purchases, like the Louisiana Purchase, but later credited for their foresight. "I don't know what's in the future, but I have a belief that this feels right, and you don't always have an opportunity to move forward," he said. (Florida Today)
Smith: Long and short of Napoleon Jul 31, 2008
" Any American should appreciate Napoleon. After all, he was a willing partner in the Louisiana purchase. Thomas Jefferson bought acreage from Napoleon and France - from New Orleans all the way to the Pacific - 828,000 square miles for $11.25 million (three cents an acre). Only real estate deal to compare to that was the Russians parting with Alaska for $7.2 million (two cents an acre). About the $24 the Dutch paid for Manhattan Island? That was before we became the U. S. of A. Napoleon was not... (Athens Banner-Herald)
In defense of the idiot box Jul 28, 2008
On Saturday mornings, "Schoolhouse Rock" taught me the preamble to the Constitution, the nuances of the Louisiana Purchase, multiplication tables, and the difference between nouns, verbs and adverbs and yes, conjunctions that hook up words and phrases and clauses. And a little yellow guy with skinny legs confirmed that one has to eat some kind of breakfast every day and that hankerin' for a hunk of cheese is a healthy way to snack anytime a kid is weak in the knees. (Albany Times Union)
Tribune Travels examines the history of the town of Morrison. Jul 25, 2008
According to Rost, a man named Robert Shobe was the first to build a home in Morrison, shortly after the Louisiana Purchase. Shobe owned about 4,500 acres of land up and down the Gasconade River and he owned a sawmill in the neighboring community of Gasconade, a small town named for the county. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Vive la Obama différence! Jul 25, 2008
For those in the know, this area, the 2nd arrondissement, is where Napoleon Bonaparte once lived, where the Americans Robert Livingston and James Monroe signed the Louisiana Purchase into being, and where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart debuted his "Magic Flute." This quartier is where the "Jewish question" was decided during the German occupation, and where Alexandre Dumas' three musketeers rode and fought their way into myth and history. This is the very heart of Paris. (Salon)
New Orleans attractions Jul 23, 2008
Built from 1795 to 1799, it's the site of the Louisiana Purchase transfer in 1803. It also served as the seat of the Spanish colonial government. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Louisiana's other Creole city Jul 19, 2008
Visitors come to the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase to revel at the city's numerous festivals held along the Cane River, eat meat pies at Lasyones and shop in the historic district, where ferns adorn the decorative wrought-iron balconies like plumes in a hat from the 19th century ... Before the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, many Creoles were French-speaking gens de couleur libres, or free people of color, and identified more strongly with their European ancestry than their... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Dear Editor: Time for some backbone Jul 13, 2008
During Mr. Jefferson s first term he made the infamous Louisiana Purchase, 600 million acres for 15 million dollars, which doubled the geographical area of America. Mr. Jefferson considered it immoral to saddle future generations with the present generation s debt. (Heber Springs Sun-Times, AR)
Political pluck, power dovetailed in U.S. Sugar deal Jun 29, 2008
At Crist's announcement, a day on which God, Teddy Roosevelt and the Louisiana Purchase were invoked, Coker found himself shaking hands with George Barley's widow, Mary, co-founder with Jones of the Everglades Foundation. It was a strange moment. (The Palm Beach Post)
Packaging the Pack Jun 27, 2008
The events include taking 50 area children to the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo today, reading to kids at the Ouachita Parish Library Thursday, hosting a 7-on-7 passing tournament for local high school teams Friday and hosting the Camp Pat Football Camp Saturday. Williams told The News Star newspaper in Monroe, I try to use the coaches that helped me when I was growing up. (BearReport.com)
Chapters in U.S. history belong to the Doolittles Jun 18, 2008
This Amzi was born in 1803, the same year that the Louisiana Purchase opened up vast new areas for the United States. His older brother went west to Texas when it was still a part of Mexico and fought in the battle of San Jacinto. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Government disputes $58 billion claim in Indian trust lawsuit Jun 14, 2008
ToJustME wrote on Jun 13, 2008 10:29 AM:" I don't believe anything was stolen from anyone. If you remember the United States purchased the vast majority of that land from the French in a little thing called the Louisiana Purchase so either it was acquired legally or the French didn't have the right to sell it and the US got shafted by them. Either way throughout history there has been fighting between groups of people (even between various Indian tribes) and ownership of land has changed because... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Kalamazoo Valley Museum exhibit reveals Jefferson's many talents Jun 8, 2008
Jefferson kick-started the United States with the Declaration of Independence, served as the third president and added territory to the nation with the Louisiana Purchase. He also had an intense interest in science, technology and the gadgetry of the era. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
The ribbon\'s cut to dedicate the newest historical statues in Jefferson City. Jun 7, 2008
The Lewis and Clark expedition and its companion the Louisiana Purchase are well represented amidst these decorations, Priddy said. The new monument adds a dramatic new dimension to tell that story, Priddy added. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
The St. Charles Fife and Drum Corps play at this unveiling ceremony. Jun 7, 2008
The Corps of Discovery military expedition explored the Louisiana Purchase territory 1803-1806 and brought a nation closer together. The riverview monument also represents the blending of federal, state, city and private money for artwork, landscaping and grounds improvements that will benefit tourism as well as the state's preservation of its past. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Nancy Pelosi asks Silicon Valley for help Jun 3, 2008
She also called on Silicon Valley leaders to follow in the footsteps of Presidents Thomas Jefferson, who built roads and canals through the territories of the Louisiana Purchase, and Theodore Roosevelt, who established the national park system. "We have a responsibility to build infrastructure in America ... and to do it in a green way and think in an entrepreneurial way," she said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
LETTERS: NCT, May 25, 2008 May 26, 2008
We paid France for the Louisiana Purchase. What gave France the right to sell it. (North County Times)
American Politics: The Early Years, Part IV May 24, 2008
Through strong leadership, he expanded the national domain with the Louisiana Purchase, perhaps his greatest accomplishment. He conceived the three-year Lewis and Clark Expedition (one of the most successful in history), and he oversaw a period of population growth, industrial expansion, and improvements in education. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Museum remembers famed residents May 17, 2008
A globe on the northeast side of the room shows the Louisiana Purchase, and the land down under is "New Holland," not Australia. The chess and checkerboard table below the globe also belonged to Harlan. (Mt. Pleasant News, IA)
Taste of Helena May 14, 2008
One of the centerpieces of the kitchen is a mural Andrea painted over her 36-inch commercial oven showing a map of the area of the Louisiana Purchase. She decided to paint the Louisiana Purchase map because it includes both Louisiana and Helena the land she grew up in and the land she adopted as her new home. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Fewer Bases, More Baseball May 13, 2008
On the contrary, they opposed Thomas Jefferson s designs to build an inland Empire of Liberty with the Louisiana Purchase. As you extend your limits you increase the difficulties arising from a want of that similarity of customs, habits, and manners so essential for its support, warned Connecticut Federalist Roger Griswold. (The American Conservative)
Ethanol, gas tax, designer fuel May 6, 2008
I m thinking that China will likely try to purchase Kentucky outright like a modern day Louisiana Purchase for the coal. I know a lot of folks that had to start learning Chinese customs in order to appease their new bosses. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Obama: Too Little, Too Late May 4, 2008
Pastor Wright surely told his parishoners of the Louisiana Purchase, in which The US bought the land from France in 1803, so the French had that part of the nation until then, and Louisiana did not become a state until 1812 ... The Civil War started with ZERO Norther states involved in slavery, 10 Southern states (4 from the Louisiana purchase, 1 from Spain after the US declared Independance) involved in slavery, and fourteen states formed after the War were not even involved, unless of course... (Human Events Online)
Montana history almanac - Senator decries U.S. reds, radicals May 2, 2008
America's minister to France, Robert Livingston, was so moved to mark the signing of the Louisiana Purchase in Paris. Livingston, James Monroe and Barbe Marbois, a French senator, signed their names on the agreement, which was dated April 30 but consummated three days later. (Missoulian, MT)
Le Griffon hunters clear another hurdle May 2, 2008
For nearly 30 years Libert has been searching for the ship built by Rene-Robert Sieur de La Salle, a man instrumental in securing the territory which would later become part of the Louisiana Purchase. Called the Holy Grail of the Great Lakes, the Griffon is thought to be the first European ship on said waters. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
The Politics of James Monroe Apr 13, 2008
Under President Jefferson, Monroe was sent back to France to negotiate the Louisiana purchase with Robert Livingston, and to Britain, where he tried unsuccessfully to negotiate a new treaty which would hopefully keep the U.S. and Britain out of war (an attempt which failed - one of the factors which led to the war of 1812). Under James Madison, Monroe was named Secretary of State in 1811, then Secretary of War in 1814, then Secretary of State once again in 1815 until the end of Madison's second... (Suite101.com)
The Politics of Thomas Jefferson Apr 10, 2008
He signed off on the Louisiana purchase, even though his own Democratic beliefs may not have allowed it, as the Constitution gives no explicit right for a President to extend the union. He did not immediately repeal the unpopular Sedition Act (which had been a major part of John Adams not winning reelection), but allowed it to expire on schedule in 1801. (Suite101.com)
Taking the kids: Volunteering in New Orleans Apr 10, 2008
So what was the Louisiana Purchase all about. Gumbo anyone. (CNN -- Travel)
DOLL FESTIVAL BEGINS TODAY Apr 5, 2008
The ride takes bikers westward through the heart of what were once the WWII Louisiana Big Maneuver country and the Louisiana Purchase No Man s Land. For more information about the Cycling tour, contact 337-348-2234. (DeRidder Beauregard Daily News, LA)
ABSOLUT runs ads celebrating American Southwest belonging to Mexico... Apr 5, 2008
Just like the Louisiana purchase from the French. I liked to post that highlighted all of the other ways this map could be drawn based on world history. (The Drudge Report)
What schools didn't teach about empire Apr 4, 2008
That huge acquisition of land called "The Louisiana Purchase" hinted at nothing but vacant land acquired. There was no sense that this territory had been occupied by hundreds of Indian tribes which would have to be annihilated or forced from their homes - what we now call "ethnic cleansing" - so that whites could settle the land, and later railroads could crisscross it, presaging "civilization" and its brutal discontents. (Asia Times Online)
And some Southern wines Apr 4, 2008
At the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition of 1904, Paul Garrett's Special Champagne, a methode champenoise scuppernong, the pride of Medoc Vineyards in North Carolina, won the grand prize for sparkling wines, besting efforts from California and France. You could argue that muscadines and scuppernongs are not comparable to vinifera grapes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Jefferson Cup Promotes Education and Competition Apr 2, 2008
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Lewis & Clark Expeditions those following years during the Jefferson presidency guided Missouri to statehood in 1821. In 1839, the University of Missouri was the first state University to be established in the new lands that Jefferson purchased and its educational philosophy was shaped by the ideals of Jefferson. (Mutigers.com)
Infotainment Mar 26, 2008
1804 The Louisiana Purchase was divided into the District of Louisiana and the Territory of Orleans. 1854 Charles III, duke of Parma, was attacked by an assassin. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Jonah Keri Q&A Mar 19, 2008
You'll have a different environment, with foul territory that's probably a little smaller than the area of the Louisiana Purchase. Do you start to plan player acquisition strategies in that direction. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Are you smarter than a 5th-grader? Mar 8, 2008
The Louisiana Purchase; 4. A wooden shoe 5. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Public Enemy's Chuck D gives Pacific crowd a history lesson Mar 1, 2008
As the keynote speaker of the university's Black History Month celebration, Chuck D, 47, covered everything from the Louisiana Purchase to how manufacturers use platinum to coat the inside of mufflers to the U.S. prison system. "I don't have lectures. I have conversations and vibe sessions," said the outspoken rapper, who also said that he forgot his speaking notes in San Francisco. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
First Draft Of Corn Genome Completed Feb 28, 2008
The explorers gathered and assembled a great deal of basic information about the Louisiana Purchase that required years of subsequent analysis and study. "This will enable so much exciting corn research," Schnable said. (Science Daily)
U.S. Mint to unveil nickel commemorating Lewis & Clark Feb 22, 2008
(Besides engineering the Louisiana Purchase that made westward expansion possible, Jefferson was the chief sponsor of the "Voyage of Discovery" that made Lewis and Clark famous. . (Yahoo News -- U.S. Currency & Coins)
More of this story Feb 20, 2008
The next day, Sims took the stones and placed them with the marker to the first Protestant child born in the Louisiana Purchase. Then the first Sunday of this past May, at the annual homecoming service at the Spring Ridge Memorial Church, Bartmess told Mississippian Brisco Price about the tombstones, and Price said that he would try to find out where they belonged. (Hamburg Ashley County Ledger, AR)
It's days like these when Fairbanks seems pretty hot Feb 20, 2008
Thomas Jefferson: If for nothing else, his Louisiana Purchase eventually made the U.S. a truly continental nation. Millard Fillmore. (Forest City Summit, IO)
First in war, first in peace (continued) Feb 17, 2008
George Washington disapproved of some of Jefferson's agrarian populism, but he'd have loved the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Which brings me to the final event-filled days in a 67-year-old life of health, vigor and effectiveness. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Paradise, whales, endless buffet Feb 17, 2008
He regarded the building of the canal as equivalent in importance to the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and the annexation of Mexico (1845) in American history. Roosevelt visited the Canal Zone in 1906 with his wife Edith, one of the great first ladies in American history. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
New $1 Coins Presented At Ash Lawn-Highland Feb 14, 2008
We hope that when people spend this coin, theyll remember it was James Monroe who oversaw the negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase, who distinguished himself as a soldier in the Revolutionary War and who served his Nation as a U.S. Senator, Minister to France and Spain and as Secretary of State and Secretary of War. James Monroe made remarkable contributions to our Nation. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Meriwether mystery: Actor investigates explorer's death with audience of witnesses Feb 9, 2008
While most of his audience were self-professed Clarkies dedicated to the history of Lewis and Clark's quest across the Louisiana Purchase the facts about that last day are neither well-known nor reliable. Lewis' death adds a bizarre coda to the Voyage of Discovery. (Missoulian, MT)
All Hail: Classes, co-op abroad an education Feb 7, 2008
I'm pretty sure I can only explain the Neo-Classics to you in French, and if you asked me to tell you when the Louisiana Purchase happened I would mention that Europe had its largest expansion in 2004. English words come a little slower today and my mind mingles French and English freely, with me just turning French words into English, and half the time I'm unsure what language I'm speaking. (Northeastern News, MA)
Ranchers say they're being squeezed out Jan 30, 2008
George M. wrote on Jan 29, 2008 1:03 PM:" Dear Independent, The public lands are, for the most part, lands which came to the United States via (for most of Wyoming) the Louisiana Purchase and have not subsequently been transfered to state or private ownership through the Wyoming statehood act, grants to the railroads, mining claim patents, and the various homestead acts. Essentially, they are the "left overs" that no one else wanted. Almost all land titles in Wyoming originally derive from the... (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
A Cure for Yellow Fever Jan 29, 2008
The death of most of these forty thousand troops became a major instigating event which would lead up to Napoleon agreeing to the Louisiana Purchase. Entire cities and even countries, mostly in tropical or subtropical regions, had felt the powerful wrath of the epidemic. (Suite101.com)
Who is the more notorious distraction? Jan 13, 2008
More one-sided than the Louisiana Purchase. Right now, Marc is laughing as he sits poolside, drinks a Bloody Mary and drools over his Simpson swimsuit calendar. (North County Times)
U.S. law based on English Common Law Dec 31, 2007
It was sold to us by Napoleon as part of the Louisiana Purchase. Gene Vitamanti is a freelance columnist who lives in Murrieta. (North County Times)
A forgotten step toward freedom Dec 30, 2007
The last few years have witnessed commemorations of the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase (2003) and the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II (2005). But one significant milestone has gone strangely unnoticed: the 200th anniversary of Jan. 1, 1808, when the importation of slaves into the United States was prohibited. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Our view on education: Cut the knowledge deficit Dec 26, 2007
That's why at Core Knowledge schools, kindergartners study impressionist painters, first-graders learn about Egyptian culture, second-graders are taught about the civil rights movement, third-graders learn geometry, fourth-graders are taught the essentials of electricity, fifth-graders study manifest destiny and the Louisiana purchase, and sixth-graders learn about major composers. Knowing those facts leads to what some educators call the Matthew Effect, a biblical reference that roughly... (Yahoo News)
Magill: William Crawford towers over local, national history Dec 25, 2007
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Today in History - Dec. 20 Dec 21, 2007
On Dec. 20, 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was completed as ownership of the territory was formally transferred from France to the United States during ceremonies in New Orleans. On this date. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
School of Mines professors collaborate on book Dec 21, 2007
Two hundred years ago, Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery laid the groundwork for a good deal of scientific research with its descriptions of territory acquired through the Louisiana Purchase. While Thomas Jefferson was reportedly disappointed by the absence of living megafauna, the area ultimately yielded a wealth of Late Cretaceous fossils. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Discover how the past is relevant to the present Dec 20, 2007
Had the slaves not revolted in Santo Domingo and cost Napoleon 60,000 soldiers, the French emperor wouldn't have agreed to the Louisiana Purchase. So often, George Washington & Co. are presented as platitude-uttering patriot-robots, fit only for Disney's Hall of Presidents. (USA Today -- Life)
Cushion or Poly, artificial tracks not perfect Dec 16, 2007
Yeah, Thomas Jefferson negotiated the Louisiana Purchase. But when it comes to the claim of being an expansionist president, he's got nothing on Breeders' Cup President and CEO Greg Avioli. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
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The map is colorful and Helena-West Helena is predominantly featured, showing off the top spots to visit in the county such as the Delta Cultural Center, the Pillow-Thompson House, Centennial Baptist Church, the Louisiana Purchase State Park, Delta Heritage State Trail and the Phillips County Museum. "We are still working on a blues, bird watching and Civil War trail maps and hope to join Vicksburg, Miss. and Gettysburg, Pa. for the Civil War map. The battle at those cities and the one right... (Helena Daily World, AR)
Brushing up on American history Dec 10, 2007
"Creation" is a set of six stories from the end of the Revolution up to the Louisiana Purchase showing how the foundations of the country were laid. This afternoon he'll read from his work. (Boston Globe)
Beane playing it cool at Meetings Dec 5, 2007
An obvious fan of intellectual analogies, Beane will drop a Frodo -- of Tolkien fame -- here, a Louisiana Purchase there. Tuesday afternoon, holed up in his suite on Day 2 of the Winter Meetings, with several of his top lieutenants gathered at a conference table behind him and four Bay Area scribes in front of him, Beane dumbed it down a bit. (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
State Capitol holds the history of Missouri Dec 1, 2007
A bronze relief depicting the signing of the Louisiana Purchase by Livingston, Monroe and Marbois and the Fountain of the Centaurs are the most outstanding features on the north grounds. The Missouri State Museum is located on the first floor of the Missouri State Capitol Building, and run by the Department of Natural Resources' Division of State Parks. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Book review: American Creation Nov 28, 2007
Whereas "Founding Brothers" tended to pivot around half a dozen key players and their relationships with one another, "American Creation" focuses more on a series of key moments: most notably, Valley Forge as a turning point in the Revolutionary War; the standoff between the Federalists and their opponents, which led to the modern two-party system; and the consequences that the Louisiana Purchase would have on slavery and the treatment of Indians, the two most conspicuous and consequential... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
East Texas a prime spot for hiding fugitives Nov 26, 2007
The region s reputation as a criminal safe haven goes back to the Louisiana Purchase, when a boundary dispute between the U.S. and Spain left a strip of land known as the Neutral Ground. It remained a refuge for outlaws until 1812, when Spanish and American soldiers finally ousted them. (KHOU.com, TX)
American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies Nov 13, 2007
In a brief 283 pages, he tells not one story but six in a series of essays about turning points in early American history, from the Revolutionary War to the Louisiana Purchase. Much of Ellis's personality comes through both in the main text of "American Creation" and its acknowledgements. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
