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Oak Island and the Templar Treasure
Getting away from politics, for a bit, some of you might remember the part that Rosslyn Chapel played in the book ‘The DaVinci Code.” I have been reading as much as I can, lately, about the Knights Templar, and that has brought … Continue reading
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Wisconsin’s Southern Belle; Belle Boyd’s Grave
WISCONSIN DELLS — They may be taking down the Confederate flag in South Carolina, but the Southern battle flag will fly again this weekend over a little patch of Dixie in the heart of Wisconsin. As he has for 48 … Continue reading
The Shroud of Turin
The Shroud of Turin is a 14 foot piece of cloth, stored at the current Cathedral in Turin, Italy, which has a faint image on the front and the back of a man who appears to have been crucified. The … Continue reading
Wild Bill Hickcock
WILD BILL HICKCOK Joseph G. Rosa Wild West, February 2003 James Butler Hickok’s reputation as the Old West’s premier gunfighter or “man-killer” made him a legend in his own lifetime-a distinction shared by few of his gunfighting contemporaries. Thanks to … Continue reading
Young Man Afraid Of His Horses
YOUNG MAN AFRAID OF HIS HORSES G. Sam Garr Wild West Magazine, February 2003 THE HEADLINE IN the Rapid City Daily Journal of July 16, 1893, read: “A Good Indian Gone-The Best Indian Friend to the Whites Goes to … Continue reading
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Why Did Lincoln Choose War?
Slavery can neither explain nor ultimately justify the American Civil War. This realization is unfortunately obscured because most scholars and buffs alike have usually sought a single cause for these four years of soul wrenching conflict. The early nationalist interpretation, … Continue reading
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History of Livingston Manor, New York
THE HISTORY OF LIVINGSTON MANOR The first settler in the Town of Rockland found Iroquois Indians to the north. Algonquin Indians to the South and the Lenni Lenapes located here. The pioneers had trails instead of roads. The biggest trail … Continue reading
The Tanning Industry in Sullivan County, New York
TANNERIES AND TURNPIKES MAKING LEATHER IN THE CIVIL WAR. From, “Brass Buttons and Leather Boots: Sullivan County (NY) and the Civil War” James Eldridge Quinlan wote: There’s an old saying, “The Civil War was won with the boots tanned in … Continue reading
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