Historedia
Person

John Allen Veatch

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1856

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Allen Veatch, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. John Veatch discovers borax in California

    1856

    Role: Discoverer

    1. January 8, 1856 · Tuscan Springs, CaliforniaDiscovery of Borax at Tuscan Springs

      John Veatch discovered large deposits of borax at Tuscan Springs, California, on January 8, 1856, marking the first such discovery on the American continent.

Sources

  1. John Veatch Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
  2. Tuscan Springs Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-18