Valley Forge offers new historic view near Philadelphia
Valley Forge National Historical Park in eastern Pennsylvania blends scenic calm with hard history from General Washington’s 1777 78 winter quarters. Visitors can see Memorial Arch Washington's headquarters and reconstructed huts, plus Artillery Park and the Grand Parade. The site draws about four million yearly, with three million for recreation and one million for history, and offers picnics trails and limited tours, while admission is free except for the Washington quarters and Varnum's quarters fee. Nearby sites include Mill Grove Audubon House Peter Wentz Farmstead and Skip Pack Village with information from the local bureau.
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Philadelphia
U. S
Pennsylvania
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Varnum’s
Wayne's Woods
Bettwood
Valley Forge
Washington Memo
Rial
Washington
Historical Society Museum
Mill Grove
John James Audubon
Peter Wentz
Germantown
Skippack Village
Valley Forge Convention and Visitors Bureau
Germantown Pike
Plymouth Meeting
Red Ribbons Promote Sobriety For July Fourth Travel
MADD campaigns for a sober Independence Day with Project Red Ribbon urging drivers to tie ribbons on vehicles as a pledge to avoid drinking and driving. Officials cite alcohol related fatalities and cite stricter laws lowering DUI incidents while promoting year round awareness.
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MADD
Mothers Against
Nell Givens
Madd South Suburban
Illinois
Spight
Givens
Prairie State College announces 1994 spring graduates list
Prairie State College marks its 35th commencement with 441 graduates earning associate degrees in arts science and applied science and various occupational certificates. The long list covers graduates from multiple suburbs including Beecher Calumet City Crestwood Flossmoor Harvey Homewood Hazel Crest Matteson Monee New Lenox Oak Forest Olympia Fields Orland Hills Palos Park Richton Park Tinley Park and more, led by numerous Beecher and Calumet City residents and continuing names across the South Suburbs.
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Prairie State College
Michael J. Kida
Tammy S. Mulderink
Carol S. van Donk
Terri L. Cousins
Beecher
Kimberly J. Lamb
Jennifer L. Updyke
Calumet City
Nancy A. Best
William J. Braasch
Susan J. Bultema
Kelsey
John M. Taylor
Toni L. Urban
Jeffery C. Smith
Matt N. Eckberg
Phyllis Jarrett
Tim W. Olsen
Joseph Riley
Anton Sams
Gloria J. Stokes
Albert R. Tyler
Matteson
Kimberly K. Kreith
Randy L. Alexander
Jeannie R. Jones
Michael K. Marquardt
Barbara Parton
John E. Thompson
Megan S. Wells
Monee
Susan E. Mazzoni
New Lenox
Terri L. Davis
Stacy M. Martineck
Brian J. Ellis
Kenneth C. Sciofra, Jr
Oak Forest
Michael E. Ward
Oak Park
David D. McDermott
Joyce E. Lagestee
Olympia Fields
Louise A. Davis
Orland Hills
Michaeleen A. Daly
Orland Park
Sue A. Morrison
Palos Park
the Star
Chicago Heights
Homewood-Flossmoor
Hazel Crest-Country Club Hills
Park Forest
Crete University Park
Matteson Richton Park
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Henry Spight
Judy C. Bussiere
Kendra E. Duncan
Darrce M. Hameister
Katharine S. Kalweil
Susan E. Kamis
Jeff A. Lattz
Debra D. Marunde
Anthony J. Marzo
Rob W. Matthias
Stephanie L. Wright
Victoria S. Bell
Richard A. Bollendorf
Joyce L. Buoscio
Marva J. Foster
David H. Hensley
Keri L. Kremski
Alan D. Manuel
Karen M. Sons
Denise M. Whiting
Ronald W. Danson
Deborah S. Johnson
Jeff L. Scroggs
Elizabeth A. Helsel
Scott E. Nelson
William D. Rosen
Crete
Eddie van Wittenberg
Dolton
Mary Alice Vanderlee
Evergreen Park
Brian K. Czarniecki
Wyatt R. Koszyk
Michelle L. LaChapelle
Brian M. Saidel
Patricia G. Schmidt
Helena Uvena
Maryann F. Carnes
Daniel N. Meyer
Rosemari A. Ponnezhan
James A. Spetz
Lisa M. Lesniak
Peter J. Mitropoulos
Flossmoor
David Ulmer
Marilyn Barner
Johnny A. Griffin
Ford Heights
David A. Faber
Regina T. Smith
Frankfort
Heather A. Bell
Joel W. Brooks
Victoria E. Buettner
Anna L. Fiegel
Dan L. Gierczyk
Michelle A. Kalecki
Lauren M. Lemanski
Lisa C. Mackey
Kimberly M. Manuel
Michelle K. Michalesko
Christopher D. Pignotti
Debra S. Rooke
Pamela M. Zanocco
Victor Rollins
Harvey
Joseph E. Malizia
Denise R
Richard C. Pokracki
Betty J. Seline
Homewood
Deborah J. Boeglin
Catherine V. Dobroski
Donna M. Kantowicz
Amy M. Ksychi
Sharon H. Thatcher
John T. Green
Gonzalo Hurtado
Gary R. Schieben
Brien N. Schroers
Lansing
Jeanne A. Atkinson
Robert R. Jones
Kim Ranlett
Lynwood
Eugene J. Gray
Earl A
Richard O. Andrews
Barbara A. Bas
Patrick A. Clark
Angela C. Clutter
Dustin Domanszky
Lynea C. Fenderson
Gwendolynne M. Foster
Nona C. Frazier
Nancy R. Gibbons
Michele M. Hunter
William A. Jannusch
Warren E. Keyes, Jr
Betty G. Kibble
Teresa M. King
Celeste K. Long
Colleen M. O’brien
Constance L. Starks
Karen Stuenkel
Thomas A. Thusing
William C. Watson
Janet R. Whitson
Kimberly Winter
Vira A. Armstrong
Thomas C. Brown
Andrea J. Carroll
Kathy L. Coyne
Patricia J. Dean
Polly A. Deardorff
Terrence G. Foote
Rhonda R. Frank
Valerie L. Franklin
Mary G. Gabriel
Michelle L. Henderson
Kathy R. Jones
Eric W. Lueder
Sarah A. McClain
Bernita J. McKinney
Dorothy J. Merritt
Nita L. Newman
Rachel O’connor
Patricia A. Osberghaus
Michael R. Roberson
Deborah A. Stowers
Erma J. Thomas
Kenya Y. Watson
Shawna K. West
Prentice Major
III
Judith C. Bates
Steven J. Bobzin
Thomas W. Donw Lee Grads
Custom Designs
Yaseen Starry W. Yaseen Jewelers
Vollmer Road
Harry W. Yaseen
Suburban Federal
Chicago
Southland
Soo
FDIC
Dyer, Indiana
Hegewisch
Homewood Palos Heights
South Holland
Tinley Park
Sears
Packard Bell
Otto Boulevard
P. O
Norman A. Rosinski
James S. Meidell
Lester G. Sons
Chicago Sun-Times Company
the Audit Bureau
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