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Friday, June 23, 2023

Victory —
The First Division A.E.F. Monument

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Labels: 20th Century, World War I

Sunday, May 28, 2023

The Old Brick Capitol

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Labels: Civil Rights, Civil War, Congress, War of 1812, Woman Suffrage, Women

Sunday, April 16, 2023

A Curious Tomb and a Long Epitaph

 Captain John Williams
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Labels: African Americans, Native Americans, Patriot War, U.S. Marines

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Bleak House

The country home of Alexander R. Shepherd

All that remains of Bleak House is a 3-car garage in an alleyway.
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Labels: 19th Century, Alexander Robey Shepherd, Shepherd Park
Location: Alaska Avenue between Geranium and Holly Streets
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