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NH 65895 Walter Colton

Walter Colton
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Title: Walter Colton
Caption: Engraving by Burt and published in "Sea and Sailor," copyright 1851. Born 9 May 1797, Rutland County, Virginia. Appointed chaplain in U.S. Navy, May 1830. Served as Historiographer, Chaplain South Sea Surveying and Exploring Squadron, 1837; Chaplain, Naval Station Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1838. Established "The Californian," the first California newspaper, in 1846; built the first school house in California; Was responsible for public announcement in the east of discovery of gold in Sacramento Valley (in a letter to the Philadelphia North American and Gazette); and authored several books. He died 22 January 1851 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Catalog #: NH 65895
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Engraving by Burt.
After this Year: 1850
Before this Year: 1859
Original Medium: BW Photo, Engraving
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