1890 Handy Atlas
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Wisconsin (1890).
Wisconsin just celebrated its 40th anniversary as a "state" in the
American Union. Hops was its number one product, and interestingly
cheese and other dairy products was just one of many other outputs
produced in the state.
In 1890 there were over 340,000 voters, yet as this Atlas noted, "insane, idiots, convicts, bribers, betters, dualists excluded from voting." |
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Quebec (1890):
This is roughly the same time that many of the Turgeons left Quebec and
headed to Dakota territory. It had its first permanent settlement
in 1608, and nearly 50 years later our ancestors settled permanently in
the new world. In 1890, 7/8th of the population was Roman Catholic. After the English conquered Quebec in 1759, Protestant denomentations found its way in to the province. |
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Oklahoma (1890): At this time it was not officially known as Oklahoma. Whites were prevented from farming and living in the area, unless they were married to someone affilitiated with the tribes of "Indian Territory". The Atlas focused a lot of attention on the number of horses and mules residing in the territory, and how many of the natives could "read and write." | |||||||||
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Iowa (1890): First settlement was in 1788 at Dubuque, and was made into a state in 1846. The Hill family was living in Allamakee roughly 10 years later, and most likely felt "remote". The Atlas notes a few things of interest: it was the number one producer of hogs in the nation, and that American indians living in Iowa was almost equaled the white population. | |||||||||
