Friday 17 March 2023

MODES of TRANSPORT: Pioneering educator Asa Shinn Mercer emigrates to the Wild West Territories (circa 1861)


 Born in Illinois in 1839, Asa was the first and for a time the only teacher at the University of the Territory of Washington, which became the University of Washington.

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  1. H aha! Those american cars always looked so roomy!

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    1. Cars like these were referred to as "boats" ha ha.

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  2. Ace! A professor in a horse-less carriage can out-run those wagons!

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