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      06-04-2014, 02:50 PM   #28
Rick F.
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Originally Posted by LJ35 View Post
There's history in every state, county (and parish), and small town.

I enjoyed reading this and just bookmarked "The whole shebang."
LJ35,

Excellent! There are some pretty good ones in there, if I do say so myself… :roll eyes: What's most fun is when I run across a mystery, such as a Civil War private writing something on the wall of an old building, and then try to track down who the person was. This particular example led me to a fascinating story about the time that Abraham Lincoln was challenged to a duel by a fellow lawyer in Springfield, Illinois—and accepted! He chose broadswords, not realizing that his challenger was an ace sword fighter. (Check out In Pursuit of the Grey Ghost.)

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