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“Heroes of German Culture” – Cleveland, Ohio (1908)

August 31, 2024 No Comments

Mr. Charles Ritchie lived in Watertown, a city between two lakes in northeast South Dakota. Watertown was founded in 1879 when the Chicago & Northwestern

Charles Receives a War Hero – Watertown, South Dakota (1909)

February 1, 2024 No Comments

Mr. Charles Ritchie was living in Watertown, a city in Codington County of northeast South Dakota. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watertown,_South_Dakota In January of 1909, Charles received a postcard

The Lincoln Monument in Chicago – Watertown, South Dakota (1908)

January 9, 2023 No Comments

There are six statues of Abraham Lincoln in Chicago, representing the enormous pride that the city expressed for the great man who built his political