The Hamlet, 190 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Sat, 2017-08-12 15:06
Text: 
The Hamlet
Location: 
Jack|Zack Houston's Land in The Hamlet (Location)
Page Number: 
190
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
but after the Indians it had been cleared
Page Event Ends: 
190
Era: 
Antebellum (1831-1860)
Characters Mentioned: 
Unnamed Chickasaws
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Saturday, January 1, 1831 to Monday, December 31, 1860
Summary: 

After the Chickasaws were gone, the hilly land that Jack Houston now owns was "cleared where possible for cultivation" (190).

Chronological Order: 
1.50
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Land Use: Deforestation, Cultivation
Cultural Issues:
History›Indian Removal | Land-Use›Loss of wilderness | Progress›Clearing the land

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