page_title: 1848 in the United States
section_title: July–September
hierarchical_section_title: 1848 in the United States / Events / July–September
context_page_description: Events from the year 1848 in the United States.
context_section_description: July 19 – Seneca Falls Convention: The first women's rights convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York.
  July 26 – The University of Wisconsin–Madison is founded.
  August 14 – Oregon Territory is established.
  August 19 – California Gold Rush: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States that there is a gold rush in California (although the rush started in January).
  September 12 – One of the successes of the Revolutions of 1848, the Swiss Federal Constitution, patterned on the US Constitution, enters into force, creating a federal republic and one of the first modern democratic states in Europe.
  September 13 – Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage incredibly survives a 3-foot-plus iron rod being driven through his head.
caption: November 7: The first US presidential election held in every state on the same day sees Whig Zachary Taylor of Virginia defeat Democrat Lewis Cass of Michigan.
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