The 8, 094-square-foot brick structure was initially built in 1799 as a carriage house to the Laird-Dunlop estate.

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The Carolina Gold Rush, which began in 1799, actually predates the California Gold Rush, which began in 1849.

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In 1799, Napoleon gained his last victory during his occupation of Egypt, defeating the Turks at the Battle of Aboukir.

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The Royal Institution was founded in 1799 to link science with wider society and is well known for its televised Christmas lectures.

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In 1799, the British frigate HMS Lutine sank off the Dutch coast.

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Lord Sandwich bought the property in 1799.

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In 1799, George Washington died.

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Considering the Peabody Essex Museum's origins in the 1799 founding of the East India Marine Society by Salem sea captains, the 2001 gift of the collection to this museum seems especially appropriate.

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