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Sarah Mower Requa
Sarah Mower Requa (1829–1922) was an American philanthropist and California pioneer involved with charity work. Her efforts began in the early history of Nevada with the founding of the small church at Gold Hill, Nevada, Gold Hill, and later at Oakland, California in the Old Ladies Home and in the Fabiola Hospital. During the Spanish–American War, when thousands of soldiers were arriving in San Francisco, she played an important part in feeding and clothing them, and through her efforts the Convalescent Home for sick soldiers returned from the Philippines was established. Early life Sarah Jane Mower was born in Bangor, Maine, on June 22, 1829. Her parents were Dan and Mary (Horn) Mower. Sarah's siblings were Amos Horn (b. 1830), George Wesley (b. 1835), Lucy Ann (b. 1837), Maria Louise (b. 1839), and Flora Ellen (b. 1845). After Mr. Mower died in Maine of tuberculosis, consumption, Mrs. Mower and her four daughters, shipped from Belfast, Maine to California by way of Cape Horn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangor, Maine
Bangor ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The city proper has a population of 31,753, making it the state's List of municipalities in Maine, third-most populous city, behind Portland, Maine, Portland (68,408) and Lewiston, Maine, Lewiston (37,121). Bangor is known as the "Queen City". Modern Bangor was established in the mid-19th century with the lumber and shipbuilding industries. Due to the city's location on the Penobscot River, logs could be floated downstream from the Maine North Woods and processed at the city's water-powered sawmills, then shipped from Bangor's port to the Atlantic Ocean downstream, and from there to any port in the world. Evidence of this is still visible in the lumber barons' elaborate Greek Revival and Victorian architecture, Victorian mansions and the 31-foot-high (9.4 m) statue of Paul Bunyan. Today, Bangor's economy is based on services and retail, healthcare, and education. Bangor has a port of entry a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
