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New York votes to protect Civil War graves

Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The state Senate has approved legislation that would prohibit the unauthorized sale of veteran cemetery markers that are over 75 years old. The measure was drawn up after the New … Continue reading

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Remembering the 1,040-man West Michigan regiment who fought in Civil War 150 years ago

By Garret Ellison | The Grand Rapids Press GRAND RAPIDS — In the shadow of the old South High School on Hall Street SE, current home of the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center, sits a boulder steeped in history. The … Continue reading

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