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Mount Monadnock: A New England Centerpiece
Fox CTWith a storied history and global notoriety, Mount Monadnock stands proud in Jaffrey, N.H., attracting more than 100,000 visitors each year. "The mountain, as far as we know now, is the third most hiked mountain in the world behind Mount Fuji in Japan... -
Renville County, Minn., museum director had ancestors on both side of 1862 conflict
West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn.Franky Jackson had no idea he would make history of his own when he accepted the position as director of the Renville County Historical Society and Museum in Morton. As a Dakota and member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton tribe in South Dakota, Jackson, 40, was...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Museums
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Corbett urges Villanova Law graduates to emulate Lincoln, More
The Philadelphia InquirerGov. Corbett urged Villanova Law School graduates Friday to embody the passion of Abraham Lincoln and the integrity of Sir Thomas More as they embark on their careers. At the school's commencement, Corbett praised those men, both lawyers, for standing...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Colleges and Universities, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Crime, Law and Justice
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Fox comes to Circle Park
Highlands Today, Sebring, Fla.It didn't cost anything for Sebring residents to visit the downtown circle Friday and spend time with some of the city's most well-known residents, including politicians, business owners and at least one protester. Others attending the live broadcast of...Tags: Fox Broadcasting Company, Media Industry, Avon (Dare, North Carolina)
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Artifacts more eloquent than words
"Slave Shackles Intended for a Child, ca. 1800" The caption for the first image in "The Civil War in 50 Objects" will stop a reader cold, but the photo of those shackles pierces the gut, teaching a lesson words never could. Historian Harold Holzer combed...Tags: Sociology, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, Culture
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READER SUBMITTED: Afternoon Tea - Welsh Society
Hartfordwaiting for photo to be emailed. The Welsh Society of Western New England (WSWNE) will have an Afternoon Tea with a presentation on "Welsh Gardens and Estates" on June 8 at the Town and County Club, 22 Woodland St., Hartford, a Victorian house built in...Tags: Mining, Wales, Metal and Mineral
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Altadena Junction: Civil War memorial, a summer market and rally
It's a little-known fact that Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena may have one of the largest collections of remains of Civil War veterans outside of the areas where the battles were fought. According to Nick Smith, a historian who works at the...
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Ken Venturi dies at 82; golfer had dramatic win in 1964 U.S. Open
Ken Venturi, who won the 1964 U.S. Open golf championship in dramatic fashion and became a longtime television commentator, died Friday in Rancho Mirage. He was 82. Venturi, who was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame earlier this month, died at...
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Glimpse into Civil War era's leaders
The Philadelphia InquirerWhen he wore that slouch hat and blue frock coat 150 years ago, Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade faced a crucial choice that could affect the outcome of the Civil War: Fight or flee? Across an open field at Gettysburg, the Confederate Army under...Tags: Travel, Ulysses S. Grant, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Tourism and Leisure, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Letters from a son: What Allentown's William Reichard saw at Antietam
He had never been in the smoky, confusing haze of gunfire. Never watched helplessly as strong young men fell dead in front of him. Until the Battle of Antietam, William Reichard didn't know war. Reichard, barely 20, left Allentown in the summer of...Tags: Career and Workplace, Lehigh County, Rebellions, Unions, Washington, DC
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Civil War divided Lehigh Valley
Democrats of the Lehigh Valley opposed the Republican administration's war. They were suspicious of the shifting justifications for it. They weren't interested in fighting to free anyone. They denounced the president's restrictions on civil liberties....Tags: U.S. Elections, Newspaper and Magazine, White House, Unions, Police Arrests
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BRIEF: Latest book by Merris explores Naples
Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Ill.Like most writers, Bob Merris weaves together tales about subjects with which he is familiar. In recent years, the newspaperman-turned-author has found material by turning to his past and to communities and subjects he knows well. He has written about...
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