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First Police Force
New York hired the first police force to have enforcemnt on pickpocketers and thieves. -
First Firestation
Cincinnati Ohio established the nations first fire department with volunteer firefighters to help eliminate the huge fire problem( due to lack of water). -
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City Urbanization
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Immigrants Settle in Cities
Immigrants moved to cities to start their new lives because the city life was the cheapest and most convient place to live. Also, Cities offered jabs for unskilled workers. -
Tenements
Tenements were Urban homes that were overcrowded and unsanitary. They housed two to three families instead of one family which it was made for. -
Filtration of Water
To improve the quality of water and eliminate diseases (cholera and typhoid fever) filtration was introduced. -
The Great Chicago Fire
A tragic fire emerged from Chicago that burned for over 24 hours. Over 17,500 buildings were destroyed and 100,000 were left homeless. 300 deaths took place -
Street Cars
Street Cars were introduced in San Francisco. They made transportation systems easier and more efficent to move workers to and from their jobs. -
Fire Sprinklers/ Replacement for Wood
Fire sprinklers were develped in building to stop fires from within. The replacements for the easy to burn wood were brick, stone, and concrete. -
Plumbing and Ventilation Standards
New York City passed a law that set minimum standards for plumbing and ventilation in apartments. -
Settlement Houses
Settlement houses were established to help the urban poor. They were communitu centers in slum neighborhoods. They provided assistance to immigrants in the area. Assistance such as - education, cutural, social services, classes( english, heatlh, painting. Nurses were often sent into the homes to provide aid. -
Chicago's Hull House
Settlement House in Chicago. -
Rual Country Moves to Urban City
After new farming inventions many farmers werent needed to work the land. They mirgrated to the cities for whatever work they could find. -
Settlment House for African Americans
Janie Porter founded Locust street social settlement in Hamption Virginia. It was the first settlement home for African Americans. -
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African Americans Move to Cities
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Electric Subways
Electric subways were designed in Boston to support the innovations of mass transit. -
African Americans Mirgrate to Cites
Over 200,000 African Americans moved to the north and west to enter into the city life. They mirgrated to cites such as Chicago and Detriot. They wanted to escape racial violence and segregation. That didnt turn out to be the case. -
Sewer Lines Delveloped
To Fix the collection of garbage, manure, and other sewage among the city streets sewer lines were delveloped. Also Sanitation departments for created to sanitize the city. -
Chlorination of Water
Again, chlorination was develped to improve and make the city water safer. -
Ameicanization Movement
This movement was designed to assimilate immigrants into the american lifestyle. Everyone was to be involved in the dominent culture. The Americanization movement developed schools and voluntary associiations to teach the skills needed for citizenship. They taught english literacy adn american history and government, -
400 Settlement Houses
By 1910 over 400 Settlement Houses were operationg in cities across america.
