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Populated places established in 1873

  • Port MoresbyIn February 1873, the crew of HMS Basilisk surveyed the southern shore of New Guinea. Captain John Moresby named the harbor after his father, Admiral of the…
  • Sandy, UtahThe Wasatch Mountains rise sharply to the east of Sandy, Utah. Nomadic bands of Paiute, Shoshone, and Bannock Indians roamed this base for centuries before…