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By DANIEL WEISS. March/April 2021. (Courtesy the Nathan “Nate” Harrison Historical Archaeology Project, Kirby Collection) Nathan Harrison, who was born into slavery in Kentucky and went on...
28 de nov. de 2018 · About Nate Harrison. The Nate Harrison Grade was named after Nathaniel Harrison, a freed slave and, as legend goes, the first African-American to live in San Diego. Nate had a small cabin halfway up the grade and was known for providing food, fresh water from his spring and a place to stay for tired travelers.
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14 de feb. de 2023 · Nathan Harrison was San Diego County’s first black homesteader and a local legend. Harrison was born enslaved in Kentucky in circa 1833. As a young man, he traveled west with his enslaver during the early years of the Gold Rush. Nathan Harrison worked as a miner in Northern California in the 1850s and early ’60s.
Who was Harrison? San Diego County’s first African-American homesteader and a local legend, Nathan “Nate” Harrison was born a slave in Kentucky in circa 1833. He was brought to Northern California during the Gold Rush, migrated southward through the state as a rancher, timber man, and laborer, and settled in San Diego County in the 1870s.
Nathan Harrison’s life was significant and remains of great consequence to San Diego, California, and American histories. His story brims with themes of prevailing against staggering hardships, forging something from nothing, and demonstrating unwavering perseverance.
Spectacular recent discoveries from the Nathan Harrison cabin site offer new insights and perspectives into the life of this former slave and legendary California homesteader. “In many ways, it is a quintessential American story because of the fact that slavery was the American story.”—Julia A. King, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
