Sylvester Mowry - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Mowry, Sylvester (1863 2010 reprint), The geography and resources of Arizona and Sonora An address before the American Geograpghical and Statistical Society , Nabu Press, New http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Mowry
Extractions: An 1864 drawing of Sylvester Mowry by John R. Browne. Providence, Rhode Island London, England Allegiance United States Service/branch United States Army Rank First Lieutenant Unit 3rd Artillery Regiment Battles/wars Apache Wars miner pioneer author ... politician Sylvester Mowry (October 1830 - October 15, 1871) was an American best known as a pioneer explorer of Arizona . He also served as an officer in the United States Army and was arrested as a traitor during the American Civil War Born in 1830 at Providence, Rhode Island , Sylvester Mowry attended West Point in 1848 until graduating in 1852 as a lieutenant . Well eduacated, he spoke Latin and later became the author of the 1863 book The geography and resources of Arizona and Sonora . After West Point, Mowry went west and explored with the army for the Pacific Railroad until 1854. In 1856, Mowry was eleced to be a delegate in the 35th Congress for the creation of Arizona Territory but because the bill did not pass, Mowry never took his seat. From then until 1857, Sylvester was stationed at
NPS Publications: Chronology For Tumacacori National Monument (Bibliography) Mowry, Sylvester 1857(?) Map of proposed Arizona territory from explorations by A. B. Gray and others, to accompany memoir by Lieut. Mowry, U.S. Army Delegate. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/berkeley/rensch1/rensch1h.htm
Extractions: TUMACACORI NATIONAL MONUMENT MAPS Abel, Annie Heloise. Editor The official correspondence of James S. Calhoun, while Indian Agent at Santa Fe and superintendent of Indian affairs in New Mexico. U. S. Office of Indian Affairs, Washington, Govt. Print. Office, pp. 1-553. Pocket contains maps. Arizona Good Roads Associations. Illustrated road maps and tour book, compiled and published by Harry Locke, Prescott, Arizona. Maps, illustrations, PP. 1-100. Bancroft's map of the Colorado mines. San Francisco, H. H. Bancroft Co. 31x47 in. Bartlett, John R. General map showing the countries explored and surveyed by the United States and Mexican boundary commission in the years 1850, 51, 52, 53,.. New York, J. H. Colton and Co. 39x49 in. From personal narrative of explorations.... Bolton, Herb't. E. (Compiler). Explorations on the northern frontier of New Spain 1535-1706. University of California Map Series No. 1, Berkeley, University of California Press. Bonne, M.
Genealogy Images Of History MOWRY, Sylvester 1850 ERA. Location AZ, CA, KY, NY. Known as Mickey Free named in historical story entitled The Father of Arizona by A. Kinney Griffith which recites http://www.genealogyimagesofhistory.com/mos-moz.htm
Making Of America Books Publication Info New York,, Boston, Hurd and Houghton;, H. O. Houghton and Mowry, Sylvester. http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;type=simple;rgn=subject;q1=A
CHARLE DEBRILLE POSTON - FATHER OF ARIZONA + Genealogy For Sale MOWRY, Sylvester. PAPAGOS. PIMAS. POPE, F. B., Captain, husband of Sarah Lee Poston Pope. POPE, Sarah Lee Poston, daughter of Charles D. Poston. PORAMUCA, Apache http://www.ioffer.com/i/CHARLE-DEBRILLE-POSTON-FATHER-OF-ARIZONA-Genealogy-10126
