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Could ‘chain of lakes’ be Isles, Harriet - Humphrey?

Posted on May 21, 2011 by skydancer506

Article by Anthony Lonetree, Star Tribune A Civil War history buff wants Lake Calhoun’s name changed because John C. Calhoun was passionately pro-slavery. The lake’s name has been debated before, but changing it is no small matter. John Winters, it … Continue reading →

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Quilt block tells Columbia family’s Civil War story

Posted on May 9, 2011 by skydancer506

BY ANNE KONCKI, Columbia-Missourian COLUMBIA — During the Civil War, Marilyn Russell’s great-great-grandfather, Joseph Alexander Cook, noticed a cannonball lodged in a tree where he lived in southern Arkansas. After the war, he went back to the tree with his sons … Continue reading →

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Tribute to Maplewood, Minn. police sergeant Joe Bergeron

Posted on May 1, 2011 by skydancer506

Even though this has nothing to do with the Civil War, it was one year ago today that the Maplewood, Minn. Police Department lost Sergeant Joe Bergeron, who was killed in action while responding to a carjacking. The editor of … Continue reading →

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