1. Ephraim W Morse was an early settler of the city of San Diego, and was partially responsible for many of its expansions as a city, such as attracting the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and proposing Balboa Park.
13 Facts About Ephraim Morse
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Ephraim Morse lived there as a farmer and teacher until 1848, when news of the California gold rush took the United States by storm.
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Ephraim Morse decided to form a company to charter a ship and gather materials for a voyage to the gold fields.
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Ephraim Morse then returned alone to attend his friend's funeral, then came back again in May 1852.
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In 1859, Ephraim Morse left San Diego for the open farmland of Palomar Mountain, where he became a farmer and rancher.
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Ephraim Morse was one of the first commercial beekeepers in the San Diego area and had several hundred hives in various operations.
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In 1861, Ephraim Morse returned to San Diego and started a new business as a merchant, as well as a Wells Fargo express agent, making a name for himself as a prominent local man.
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Ephraim Morse was joined by Philip Crosthwaite, another early Anglo resident of San Diego.
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Ephraim Morse served as public administrator from 1876 to 1877.
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In October 1879, while he was serving on the Citizens' Committee, representatives of the Santa Fe Railroad visited San Diego, and Ephraim Morse enthusiastically promoted the city's virtues.
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Ephraim Morse invested much and heavily promoted the San Diego Flume Company, which helped provide much-needed water for the arid city.
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Ephraim Morse joined with Alonzo Horton in 1868 to propose the establishment of a park reserve of 1400 acres; the San Diego Board of Trustees adopted the proposal and the land became the nucleus of City Park, later renamed Balboa Park.
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In 1865, Ephraim Morse brought New Hampshire schoolteacher Mary Chase Walker to serve in the local school, Mason Street School in San Diego, California.