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The Midway Atoll was acquired by the US in 1867. In 1859 Captain N.C. Brooks discovered Midway and claimed it for the United States.
The Pacific islands which were acquired in 1867 as U. S. territories were the Midway Atoll. These islands are also known as the Midway Islands.
Captain N.C. Middlebrooks of the sailing ship Gambia claimed the uninhabited Island later called Midway for the United States on 5 July 1859. On 28 August 1867, Captain William Reynolds of the USS Lackawanna formally took possession of the atoll for the United States.
The United States did acquire the Midway Islands through imperialism. The Midway Islands was initially un-owned and had no coaling station.
Midway atoll is an unorganized and unincorporated territory of the United States; jurisdiction and control: U.S. Department of Interior