1784                 Documents in Year 1785                      1786

Links of Interest:

  • Education:

    Land Ordinance of 1785

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    "To ensure that the settlers in the Northwest Territory did not neglect education, Congress passed perhaps the most important piece of legislation under the Articles of Confederation, the Land Ordinance of 1785. This ordinance, which prescribed the terms of admitting new states into the union from the Northwest Territory: OH (1802), IN (1816), IL (1818), MI (1837), WI (1848)MN (1858) required that the 16th section of land in each township in the Territory be set aside for the support of education. The 16th section, which was the section closest to the geographical center of the township was a strategic choice for the possible location of a school."

    Source: Foundations of American Education, Sixth Edition page 131. / L. Dean Webb, Arlene Metha. Published by Pearson Education. 2010

  • Education: State Institutions of higher education established:

    • University of Georgia (1785) - South

    University of North Carolina (1789) - South
    University of Tennessee (1794)- South
    University of South Carolina (1801) - South
    Indiana University (1820) - Midwest
    University of Michigan (1837) - Midwest
    University of Wisconsin (1848) - Midwest

    Source: Foundations of American Education, Sixth Edition page 140 / L. Dean Webb, Arlene Metha. Published by Pearson Education. 2010 see 1789 for next event...

  • Technology:

    1782-1786 William Whitley built first brick house in Kentucky

    • "William and Esther Whitley, Kentucky pioneers, built a two story brick home with glazed bricks forming the initials W.W. over the front door and E.W. over the back door. Glass for the windows was carried over the Cumberland mountains by mule trains. The windows were placed high from the floor so no Indian could spy into the rooms. Carving of 13 small panels over the living room mantle, symbolize the first 13 states; as well as 13 steps of the stairway each with an eagle's head carved on it. Court was often held in the attic, also used as a ballroom and for quilting bees."

    Source: "Lincoln County Kentucky" by Turner Publishing Company 2002 pages 34-35

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