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R. S. Williamson
Robert Stockton Williamson (January 21, 1825 – November 10, 1882) was an American soldier and engineer, noted for conducting Pacific Railroad Surveys, surveys for the transcontinental railroad in California and Oregon. Inducted into the Army Corps of Engineers in 1861, he had a distinguished record serving in the American Civil War, winning two Brevet (military), brevet promotions. When the US Army Corps of Engineers established its San Francisco District office in 1866, he was appointed as the first commander of the office. Formally promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1869, he retired in 1871, because of health problems, and died in San Francisco in 1882. Early life and career Williamson was born in Oxford, New York and lived in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He was named after Commodore Robert F. Stockton, a family friend. He joined the Navy in 1843 as a master's mate under Stockton on the USS Princeton (1843), USS Princeton, the first screw-driven steam ship in the Navy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford, New York
Oxford is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The town contains a village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ... also named Oxford (village), New York, Oxford. Oxford is an interior town in the south-central part of the county, southwest of the city of Norwich, New York, Norwich. At the 2010 census the town population was 3,901. The name derives from that of the native town of an early landowner from New England. History The town is within the former realm of the Oneida people, Oneida and Tuscarora people. A tract of land in the town was purchased by Benjamin Hovey, from Oxford, Massachusetts, Oxford, Massachusetts. The first settlers in Oxford arrived in the spring of 1789. Elijah Blackman, his son Jabez Blackman, and eleven-year-old adopted daughte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |