Barney (Hiram) Collection, 1772-1924, bulk 1836-1894

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Barney (Hiram) Collection, 1772-1924, bulk 1836-1894

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf658004sg

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The Huntington Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6665252

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Barney, Hiram

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American engineer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Keokuk, to W.W. Belknap, 1869 Nov. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270622429 Hiram Barney (1811-1895) acquired the land in the Half-Breed Tract that would become the White Elk Vineyard in the 1840s. The vineyard was established in 1869 when Barney sent his son, Lewis Tappan Barney, a Civil War veteran, to develop and manage the vineyard. Within years, the White Elk vineyard was producing from 15,000 to 30...