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'''1818''' was 53 years before the founding of the City of [[Birmingham]] and one year before [[Alabama]] became a state. | '''1818''' was 53 years before the founding of the City of [[Birmingham]] and one year before [[Alabama]] became a state. | ||
== Events == | |||
* [[February 6]]: [[Tuscaloosa County]] was established. | |||
* [[February 7]]: [[Blount County|Blount]], [[Bibb County|Cahawba]] and [[Shelby County|Shelby Counties]] were carved out of Montgomery County by the [[Alabama Territory|Alabama Territorial General Assembly]]. | |||
* [[April 18]]: [[Ebenezer Hearn]] began preaching at [[Bear Meat Cabin]] and founded [[Bethlehem Methodist Church]]. | |||
* [[November 20]]: [[St Clair County]] was established. | |||
* [[Bear Meat Cabin Road]] was improved as a federal trade route. | |||
* [[Canaan Baptist Church]] was founded. | |||
== Individuals == | == Individuals == | ||
* [[Daniel Davis]] moved to Alabama Territory. | |||
* [[James Hamilton]] became [[Shelby County Sheriff]]. | |||
* [[Hosea Holcombe]] came to Alabama Territory. | |||
* [[William Reed]] built a log cabin home in what is now [[Roebuck]]. | |||
* [[Ninian Tannehill]] settled in [[Roupes Valley]]. | |||
===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
* [[February 3]]?: [[William C. Eubank]], second/third white child born in [[Jefferson County]] | * [[February 3]](?): [[William C. Eubank]], second/third white child born in [[Jefferson County]] | ||
* [[February 6]]?: [[Joseph Riley Smith]], second/third white child born in [[Jefferson County]] and physician | * [[February 6]](?): [[Joseph Riley Smith]], second/third white child born in [[Jefferson County]] and physician | ||
* [[August 25]]: [[John Westbrook]], entrepreneur | |||
* [[Duncan McLaughlin]], fourth white child born in [[Jefferson County]] | * [[Duncan McLaughlin]], fourth white child born in [[Jefferson County]] | ||
* [[Josiah Morris]], co-founder of [[Birmingham]] | * [[Josiah Morris]], co-founder of [[Birmingham]] | ||
* [[Jesse Pearson]] | |||
* [[Frank Pfaffenschlaeger]], [[Civil War]] veteran and musician | * [[Frank Pfaffenschlaeger]], [[Civil War]] veteran and musician | ||
* [[ | * [[Thomas Rowan]] | ||
== Context == | |||
In 1818, | In 1818, Mary Shelley's ''Frankenstein'' was published. Chile proclaimed its independence from Spain. Congress passed legislation specifying the flag of the United States have 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state. Brooks Brothers opened its first men's clothing store. The Treaty of 1818 between the U.S. and the United Kingdom establishes the northern boundary as the 49th parallel from the Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains. Illinois was admitted as a state. The music for "Silent Night" was composed by Franz Xaver Gruber. The first ''Farmers' Almanac'' was published. | ||
Notable births in 1818 included . Notable deaths included . | Notable births in 1818 included abolitionist Frederick Douglass, political philosopher Karl Marx, composer Charles Gounod, astronomer Angelo Secchi, novelist Emily Brontë, and physicist James Prescott Joule. Notable deaths included patriot Paul Revere and Emperor Egwale Seyon of Ethiopia. | ||
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[[Category:1818|*]] | [[Category:1818|*]] | ||
Revision as of 13:42, 17 May 2011
1818 was 53 years before the founding of the City of Birmingham and one year before Alabama became a state.
Events
- February 6: Tuscaloosa County was established.
- February 7: Blount, Cahawba and Shelby Counties were carved out of Montgomery County by the Alabama Territorial General Assembly.
- April 18: Ebenezer Hearn began preaching at Bear Meat Cabin and founded Bethlehem Methodist Church.
- November 20: St Clair County was established.
- Bear Meat Cabin Road was improved as a federal trade route.
- Canaan Baptist Church was founded.
Individuals
- Daniel Davis moved to Alabama Territory.
- James Hamilton became Shelby County Sheriff.
- Hosea Holcombe came to Alabama Territory.
- William Reed built a log cabin home in what is now Roebuck.
- Ninian Tannehill settled in Roupes Valley.
Births
- February 3(?): William C. Eubank, second/third white child born in Jefferson County
- February 6(?): Joseph Riley Smith, second/third white child born in Jefferson County and physician
- August 25: John Westbrook, entrepreneur
- Duncan McLaughlin, fourth white child born in Jefferson County
- Josiah Morris, co-founder of Birmingham
- Jesse Pearson
- Frank Pfaffenschlaeger, Civil War veteran and musician
- Thomas Rowan
Context
In 1818, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was published. Chile proclaimed its independence from Spain. Congress passed legislation specifying the flag of the United States have 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state. Brooks Brothers opened its first men's clothing store. The Treaty of 1818 between the U.S. and the United Kingdom establishes the northern boundary as the 49th parallel from the Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains. Illinois was admitted as a state. The music for "Silent Night" was composed by Franz Xaver Gruber. The first Farmers' Almanac was published.
Notable births in 1818 included abolitionist Frederick Douglass, political philosopher Karl Marx, composer Charles Gounod, astronomer Angelo Secchi, novelist Emily Brontë, and physicist James Prescott Joule. Notable deaths included patriot Paul Revere and Emperor Egwale Seyon of Ethiopia.
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