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Lincoln commemorates 200 years since involvement in War of 1812
ben@theinteriorjournal.comSTANFORD — Around 200 years ago, the U.S. was at war with Great Britain and Lincoln County citizens were leaving prominent marks in history. In order to commemorate the contributions to the War of 1812 by Lincoln County natives like William...Tags: Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Executive Branch
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Colts expect passion from Baltimore fans on Sunday
The Indianapolis StarFor most of the callow Colts, the history of the Colts’ move from Baltimore to Indianapolis might as well be as distant and foreign as the publication of the Magna Carta and the War of 1812. “I wasn’t even born then,’’...Tags: Dwayne Allen, Chuck Pagano
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Hunters and target shooters don't need assault rifles
The school shooting in Newtown, Conn., once again highlights the need for such sensible gun control measures as restoring the ban on assault rifles and eliminating the gun show loophole for background checks ("What must be done," Dec. 26). The key...Tags: Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Health Insurance Cost, Politics, Armed Forces
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State dig uncovers the secrets of an 1814 battlefield
The DNA of a battle that helped turn the tide of a war going horribly wrong for America lay buried just six inches below the surface in a Kent County cornfield. For nearly two centuries, the musket balls, canister shot and other artifacts from intense...
Tags: Georgetown, Armed Conflicts, Lord Byron, Fort McHenry, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Stolen History: Metal Thieves Swipe Connecticut's Plaques, Pipes, Landmarks and Statues
Connecticut has a whole lot of history, and a surprising amount of it is being ripped off and melted down for quick cash by thieves and unscrupulous scrap dealers. The plague of thefts of metal plaques, statues, and fittings from historical monuments,...
Tags: Punishment, Shelton, Fines, Crime, Law and Justice, Walnuts
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Navy's Blue Angels to return to Baltimore for War of 1812 finale
The Navy's Blue Angels precision flying team announced Tuesday that it will perform in the skies over Baltimore for the finale of the War of 1812 commemoration in the fall of 2014. Star-Spangled Spectacular will be held Sept. 6-15, 2014, and also will...
Tags: Fort McHenry
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2012 in review
It won't take much more than a few minutes into the new year to see the impact of the old one, with Baltimore's City Hall opening at midnight to begin performing same-sex marriages under a law that takes effect on Jan. 1. But if the state's newly...
Tags: American Football Conference, Michael Bloomberg, Baltimore Ravens, Michael Phelps, Crime, Law and Justice
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Ongoing art and history exhibits for Dec. 27
Holiday exhibit A display of toys received for Christmas by children from the late 1800s through the 1950s. The 1860 museum house is decorated as homes would have been during the Civil War era. Through January. Allison-Antrim Museum and Barn, 365 S. Ridge...
Tags: Museums, Music, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Education, Sociology
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Tourism official says 2012 a good year for Washington County
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comWhat once divided a nation turned into a big year for tourism in Washington County 150 years later. “2012 will probably go down in history as the busiest year, or at least one of the busiest years in the tourism industry in Washington County,&...Tags: Battle of Antietam, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Greenbrier
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Ongoing arts and history exhibits for Jan. 3
Miniature Art 2012 More than 200 original works of art is on display, including oil, watercolor and acrylic paintings; drawings; hand-pulled prints and sculpture. Exhibit concludes Friday, Jan. 4. Council for the Arts, 159 S. Main St., Chambersburg, Pa....
Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Museums, Painting, Culture, Arts and Culture
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Boydville to be sold to Martinsburg landlord
matthewu@herald-mail.comThe 200-year-old Boydville estate in Martinsburg, once spared from burning by direct order of Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, is on track to be sold to a Martinsburg landlord for $500,000. The Berkeley County Farmland Protection Board voted 3-1...Tags: Arable Farming, Rentals, U.S. Senate, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln
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Ongoing art and history exhibits for Dec. 6
Suffrage politics Exhibit examines the role of Wilson College women during the suffrage movement. Includes correspondence from several U.S. presidents. Exhibit continues through Friday, Dec. 21. Wilson College’s Hankey Center for the Education and...
Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Museums, Culture, Painting, Arts and Culture
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