Aroostook County, Maine (Fanning's, 1853)

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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 28.
AROOSTOOK COUNTY, situated in the northeast part of Maine, adjoining the British provinces on the north and east, on the westerly side of St. John's river. It is traversed by Aroostook and Matawamkeg rivers. The northern part is unsettled, being principally covered by extensive pine forests. Courts are held at Conway. Pop. in 1840, 9,413; in 1850, 12,529.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

Large volcanic eruption begins on the island of Hawaii

A significant volcanic eruption began on the island of Hawaii with a spectacular spray of lava from the north top of Mount Mauna Loa. There was no accompanying earthquake and no casualties were reported but the lava spurted to a height of 300 feet for several days and the lava flow went on for weeks. (By John Osborne)
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The first railway train crosses the new Victoria Bridge across the Saint Lawrence in Quebec

In the afternoon of November 24, 1859, the first railway train, with locomotives pulling a single car carrying around fifty people, passed over the new Victoria Bridge linking Montreal across the Saint Lawrence in Quebec.  Freight trains began using the bridge regularly in mid-December.  At the time of its opening the bridge, begun in 1854, was the longest in the world at around two miles.  Renamed the Victoria Jubilee Bridge in 1897, it remains in use today.  (By John Osborne) 
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