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America and Britain draw the line
On August 5, 1846, President James K. Polk proclaimed the Treaty with Great Britain, in Regard to Limits Westward of the Rocky Mountains. This treaty resolved the...
Astoria, critical Pacific seaport
This 1890 “bird’s-eye view” of Astoria, Oregon, by B.W. Pierce, is a colorful, if somewhat fanciful, plan of the Pacific Northwest seaport. Details such as the...
Scholars ready to fight
In this letter, “fifty odd scholars” of Mandeville College in Louisiana advised President James K. Polk not to relinquish an inch of Oregon. They not only echoed...
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