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6 dated records on file

On March 1st

1865 to 1942 — what the record says happened on this date, in the order the years gave it to us.

  1. 1865history
    USS Harvest Moon wreck

    The Harvest Moon sank after a boiler explosion in March 1865; the wreck is a protected site. The record dates it to 1865-03-01. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. The record appears in 'USS Harvest Moon'. The record keeps it — history, not lore.

    Georgetown, South Carolina
  2. 1865event
    USS Harvest Moon wreck

    In March 1865, the Union gunboat USS Harvest Moon — Admiral Dahlgren's flagship — struck a Confederate mine (then called a 'torpedo') in Winyah Bay and sank in five minutes, taking the admiral's steward down with her. The wreck lies preserved in the mud near Georgetown, a rare intact Civil War vessel on the National Register.

    Georgetown, South Carolina
  3. 1910history
    Wellington Avalanche site

    The March 1, 1910 avalanche killed 96—the worst avalanche disaster in U.S. history; the trail preserves the snowshed ruins. The record dates it to 1910-03-01. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that spine. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is measured against. The record appears in 'Wellington avalanche'. The detail be

    Skykomish, Washington
  4. 1910history
    Wellington Avalanche site

    On March 1, 1910, an avalanche swept two stalled trains off the mountain, killing 96—the deadliest avalanche in U.S. history. The documented date is 1910-03-01. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is measured against. The detail is preserved in 'Wellington avalanche'. Documented groun

    Skykomish, Washington
  5. 1942history
    Manzanar National Historic Site

    ~11,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated at Manzanar from 1942 to 1945. The record dates it to 1942-03-01–1945-11-21. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that spine. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. 'Manzanar National Historic Site' documents the entry. The detail belongs to the verified spine of the entry.

    Independence, California
  6. 1942event
    Manzanar National Historic Site

    Manzanar began receiving incarcerees in March 1942 — the first of the ten camps, eventually holding about 11,000 people in a square mile of Owens Valley dust beneath the Sierra. It produced the loyalty-oath 'Manzanar Riot,' Toyo Miyatake's forbidden photographs, and the pilgrimages that made it the public conscience of the incarceration.

    Independence, California