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History lovers unveil Civil War era relics and scrimshaw lesson
On the lawn Aiken residents showcase a Confederate uniform and 19th century gear, including a Harper's Ferry rifle from 1848. Visitors ask how soldiers lived and worked, while Chuck Walker explains scrimshaw as historic horn engraving linked to ivory carving and whaling era art.
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Aiken
Donald Christopoulo
Gettysburg
Spotsylvania
Antietam
Christopoulo
Harper's Ferry
West Virginia
Evans
Chuck Walker