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“A Legend for Charlotte” – Grand Pre, Nova Scotia (1910)

September 14, 2026 No Comments

Miss Charlotte Roper lived in Dorchester, now the largest neighborhood within Boston, Massachusetts. Dorchester was founded as an independent city within the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Freda Tours Toronto – Niagara, NY (1920)

June 13, 2024 No Comments

Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Parks lived in Montrose, a borough in Susquehanna County of northeast Pennsylvania. In the early 20th century, Montrose had significant

Monument to Thaddeus Stevens – Lancaster, PA (1909)

September 10, 2022 No Comments

One of the greatest orators and political leaders of the Civil War Era, Thaddeus Stevens, had a long career in law, industry, education, and public