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Athens County Bishops and Trailblazing Educators Profiled
Seven area figures in religion and education are showcased in the Athens County Bicentennial Gallery. The piece profiles bishops Edward Ames Charles McCabe David Moore Earl Cranston Gilbert Courtney Thomas Ferguson and Winifred Richmond detailing their births Civil War service church work education and later achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Edward R. Ames
Charles C. McCabe
David H. Moore
Earl Cranston
Gilbert B. Courtney
Thomas Jefferson Ferguson
Winifred Vanderbilt Richmond
Methodist Church
Ames
Ohio University
Athens
First Methodist Church
McCabe
Iowa
Ohio
Moore
Cranston
American University
Washington
D. C
E. H. Moore
Cincinnati
University of Denver
Western Christian Advocate
Far East