Chief of the West
Virginia Ross was born on July 4, 1859, in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA.
John West III died in 1734.
John West - writer - died in 1873.
John Hawkins traveled to the West Indies and Spain
Chief of the West
The Stetson hat is named after its creator, John B. Stetson, who founded the Stetson Hat Company in 1865. The company became known for producing high-quality cowboy hats that were popular in the American West.
it was called boss of the plains because everybody wore the stetson hat in the west
While Stetson profited from his business, he also wanted to give back to his community. Near the end of his life, Stetson began donating almost all of his money to charitable organizations.[2] He built grammar and high schools and helped build colleges, including Temple and Stetson universities. He also helped establish the YMCA in Philadelphia.[2] Stetson donated generously to DeLand University (in DeLand, Fla.), which was renamed (1889) John B. Stetson University. In 1900, Stetson created the first law school in Florida: Stetson University Law School. John Stetson owned a mansion in DeLand where he died in 1906. The over 8,000 ft² masterpiece called John B. Stetson House is a mixture of Gothic, Tudor, and Moorish styles. Stetson is buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd,Pennsylvania.
Stetsons are the brand of hat manufactured by the John B. Stetson Company. Founded in 1865, John B. Stetson Company began when the founder headed west and created the original hat of the West, the "Boss of the Plains". This Western hat would become the cornerstone of Stetson's hat business and is still in production today. Physicist Robert Oppenheimer frequently wore a Stetson cowboy hat which he modified into a wide-brimmed porkpie. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright was often seen wearing that modified porkpie. The hat was prevalent in New Guinea in January 1944.
John rockefeller
John Brown's most famous raid was on Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. He tried to start a revolt among slaves in 1859.
Benjamin West Clinedinst was born in 1859.
Settlers moved to the West in 1848 through 1859 in search of financial wealth. This was the Gold Rush era.
Benjamin West Clinedinst was born in 1859.
West Virginia Independence Hall was created in 1859.
Ewell West railway station was created in 1859.