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i Mrs. rIK 29TH•om the 1 be ofdaugh-Vaggen-nd Mr. lr. and I-knowni.wereB. par-o’eloek, ry 20, :iaw of-ve ringate of school also an chartn-•oideredluate of teacher he con-\ Barg-A History of Gosplt;TownsMany had been killed and many had died from exposure, the December of 1912 being one of the most rigorous recorded.As the army left the south in August clad only in summer apparel, the extreme cold of the winter in the north must have been almost unbearable.The mission of the expedition was accomplished early in the winter and the army disbanded to return to Louisville. The majority of the men returned by the same devious route followed in the northern march, but a few, more venturesome spirits, among whom was William Asher, took a new and more direct route. The little band crossed the malarial swamps and prairies of the north and rejoiced when they reached the hills of our own community, where the footing was better and the water pure, cold and sparkling. They looked upon the majestically rolling river winding its toilsome way through silent, virgin forest, and saw in it an avenue of commerce. Tradition tells us that William Asher was so impressed with the advantages offered by such a location that he remarked that he would bring his bride to this delightful spot and there build their home.' The men arrived safely in Kentucky and received their discharges from the service.Young Asher did not change his opinion or resolution about the new home of his dreams and evidently sang the praises of the new land to his kinsmen, for the Ashers began to come to these hills in numbers but a few years later. William, however, met with many obstacles and was not enabled to make the move with his family until 1823, his fat Iter and several other relatives having proceeded him two years previous.one ti ities £ he wji just a harve fi fleet this scitize;Col town.5 in tht vetersat the heart'mand si Col of the1ness tof leagreate no fm popul sento( filling the di In t native miles miw o Hazci tom. Thedermeanshi- wieffects
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Gosport Reporter
Gosport, Indiana, US
Thu, Apr 06, 1916
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