Petersburg National Military Park Story Tells Of Siege And Mine
Elmo Scott Watson recalls the Petersburg national military park dedication near Petersburg Virginia. It highlights its dual role as memorial and outdoor military classroom and notes the 1864 mine explotion at the Crater, the nine month siege, Fort Stedman action, and Lincoln’s visit, framing the park’s significance for military history and public memory.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Petersburg
National Military Park
Petersburg National Military Park
Fort Gregg
Richmond
Lee
Grant
Appomattox
United States Army
Marne
English Channel
Argonne Forest
New National Military Park
Marly
James River
Wise
Home Guards
Kaute
Union Generale
Jeffry Montague
Pera Wap H. Regiment
Burnside
Ledlie
Pleasants
Dulon Ines
Mahone
Crater
Thinket
Fort Stedman
Montague
Griffin A. Stedman
Hartford, Conn
Eleventh
Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Falen
Aline Angelo Pursues Fame Then Ends Atop a Leprosy Field
Aline Angelo, once a gifted singer groomed for opera, leaves a bright career after marrying Swiss scientist Kronald Blau. They relocate to Manila and later settle near Johns Hopkins, where Blau leads leprosy research. She bears five children and credits life’s secret in shared sacrifice and partnership.
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Aline Davia
Gil
Aline
Buffalo
New York
Donna Bella
Faul
Kronald Blau
Blau
America
Rockefeller Foundation
Blan
Alina
Voica
Joye
Aline Angelo
Alling
Bian
Bouth
Moblin
Aimee
Almos
Butterfly
Manila
Ray
Jess
Colony
Biau
John Hopkins University
Rise of Coal Use Across Ages and Regions
The history traces coal from early Chinese porcelain firing to English bakehouses and Saxon era heating. It notes a 1299 search charter for digging coal in Britain making Newcastle famous, Virginia mining by 1740, and coal growing into major U S production. Three major coal regions are Appalachia, Illinois Missouri, and Michigan with about 20 producing states overall.
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Boston Museum of Fine Arts
England
Great Britain
Newcastle
London
Virginia
United States
Appalachian
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Michigan
Hen Sits, Driver Sees Egg Left in Road
A Waterbury motorist reports he saw a hen sitting in the road. He slowed, tooted, and the bird stayed. After crossing the hen, he looked back to find it had risen and clucked away, leaving an egg in the roadway.
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Biddy
Waterbury
Conn
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Meades
Porrero
Ferrero
Jacob Douty
Henry Rees
Stedman
Meade
City Point
Lincoln
Poto Mic
Parke
Tidball
Wilcox
Haartranft
Willcox
Dawe
Fort Haskell
Martranft
Emonieg
Attery
Met