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Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia

28 Dec 1997

Page 14

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

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Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1997

Page

14

Republicans prosper in Eastern Panhandle politics

In eight Panhandle counties Republicans gain ground as registration climbs 15 percent since 1988 while Democrats rise 5.6 percent. GOP strength grows with independents rising to 10 percent, shifting balance in Berkeley Jefferson Hampshire and others. Democrats still lead statewide as 1998 session nears with Governor Underwood pressing economic development.

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Artinsburg Panhandle West Virginia Republican Party GOP Charleston Bob Kiss Senate Earl Ray Tomblin Cecil Underwood David Welch Berkeley Springs New Jersey Eastern Panhandle Sondra Lucht Harry Dugan Martinsburg Lucht Welch Rob Mario Charlotte Pritt Pritt Fayette Circuit Court Mario Kanawha County Berkeley Jefferson Hampshire Hardy Grant Morgan Grant County Berkeley County Wood Kanawha Putnam County John Doyle Jefferson County
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Monroe museum seeks 7 million expansion in Fredericksburg

A small James Monroe Museum and Law Office aims to grow into a presidential library with a 40,000 square foot addition. The plan, supported by a $7 million fundraising drive, would expand the site from 2,000 to about 42,000 square feet and attract up to 100,000 visitors annually.

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Fredericksburg James Monroe George Washington Thomas Jefferson America Monroe Virginia John N. Pearce Pearce United States
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James Monroe and his enduring legacy in US history

James Monroe, the fifth president from 1818 to 1825, shaped policy with the Monroe Doctrine warning European powers to stay out of the Western Hemisphere. The Monroe Museum preserves his letters and about 600 objects, while plans seek space to display and educate about his era and impact.

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James Monroe Monroe Fredericksburg Virginia U.S France England Spain Congress Western Hemisphere United States Thomas Jefferson John Adams Marvin Kranz Library of Congress Kranz Monroe Museum Lee Langston-Harrison Nixon Hoover Ford
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Family uncovers Civil War work in progress in Virginia

In Sontag Franklin County Virginia a granddaughter discovers a manuscript recounting Samuel Henry Slone’s Civil War service. The tale, told through grandson Kermit Sloan, details Gettysburg Fredericksburg and prison experiences, with Peggy Sloan publishing and expanding the collection.

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Sontag Samuel Henry Stone South Antietam Slone Franklin County Virginia Hills Kermit V. Sloan Gettysburg Fredericksburg Kermit Sloan Ferrum College White House Wall Street Journal Roundtable Washington Sloan Highland County Peggy Sloan Sam Slone Sam James Sloan The Blue Ridge Traditions Magazine Mary Washington College Sam Henry Marye Jubal
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