Instead of returning home, Kinney took an extended vacation through Europe, India, Ceylon, New Guinea, Australia and Hawaii. In 1876, Abbot traveled to Egypt and Ottoman Macedonia. The Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company did much of its purchasing in the Southern states and then took an interest in imported tobaccos. In 1874, Kinney joined the tobacco business run by his older brother, Francis S. He traveled to Salt Lake City and Oregon and rejoined the survey team in the Yosemite Valley. Geological Survey team to map the Sioux reservations of the Dakotas.
Returning to Washington in 1869 he joined the Maryland National Guard and in 1873 was able to join a U.S. A walking tour of Italy took him to Venice and the Italian Riviera. His aunt's husband was Senator James Dixon of Connecticut.Īt the age of 16, the 6-foot-2-inch (1.88 m) Kinney went to Europe, where he studied in Heidelberg, Paris and Zürich and became fluent in six languages. Kinney's family moved to Washington, D.C., and became known in politics. Kinney is best known for his " Venice of America" development in Los Angeles. Abbot Kinney (Novemin New Brunswick, New Jersey – Novemin Santa Monica, California) was an American developer, conservationist, water supply expert and tree expert.
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