Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for L. Frank Baum across 4 places, from 1856 to 1904.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's fantasy books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part of a series.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place L. Frank Baum is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where L. Frank Baum was documented, and when
1856year
Chittenango, New Yorkattested“Baum was born in Chittenango, New York, in 1856 into a devout Methodist family.”source: Wikipedia: L. Frank Baum
July 1888month
Aberdeen, South Dakotaattested“In July 1888, Baum and his wife moved to Aberdeen, Dakota Territory where he opened a store called "Baum's Bazaar".”source: Wikipedia: L. Frank Baum
1891year
Humboldt Park, Chicagoattested“Baum's newspaper failed in 1891, and he, Maud, and their four sons moved to the Humboldt Park section of Chicago, where Baum took a job reporting for the Evening Post.”source: Wikipedia: L. Frank Baum
1904year
Californiaattested“Neill on his fantasy work beginning in 1904, but Baum met Neill few times (all before he moved to California) and often found Neill's art not humorous enough for his liking.”source: Wikipedia: L. Frank Baum
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In each of these, a source puts L. Frank Baum and the place in the same dated sentence without stating
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1880year
Richburg, New Yorkmentioned“In 1880, his father built him a theater in Richburg, New York, and Baum set about writing plays and gathering a company to act in them.”source: Wikipedia: L. Frank Baum
3 January 1891exact date
Wounded Knee Massacrementioned“It is unclear whether Baum meant it as a satire or not, especially since his mother-in-law Matilda Joslyn Gage received an honorary adoption into the Wolf Clan of the Mohawk Nation and was a fierce defender of Native American rights, but…”source: Wikipedia: L. Frank Baum
October 1903month
Chicagomentioned“This stage version opened in Chicago in 1902 (the first to use the shortened title "The Wizard of Oz"), then ran on Broadway for 293 stage nights from January to October 1903.”source: Wikipedia: L. Frank Baum
1905year
Garrick Theatrementioned“Baum abandoned his Oz park project after the failure of The Woggle-Bug, which was playing at the Garrick Theatre in 1905.”source: Wikipedia: L. Frank Baum
1911year
United Statesmentioned“It successfully toured the United States with much of the same cast, as was done in those days, until 1911, and then became available for amateur use.”source: Wikipedia: L. Frank Baum
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