JACQUES TIMOTHE BOUCHER DE MONTBRUN(TIMOTHY DEMONBREUN)1747-1826FRENCH CANADIAN FUR TRADER AND EXPLOREROFFICIER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONLIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THE ILLINOIS TERRITORYHONORED AS...
PIONEER STORE BENJAMIN SHREVE, THE SETTLEMENT'S EARLIEST KNOWN SCHOOLTEACHER,ENTERED THE GENERAL MERCHANDISE BUSINESS IN 1855. CREDITED WITH NAMING THE TOWN, HE WAS APPOINTED FIRST POSTMASTER...
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IN HONOR OF T. R. YOUNG DEPARTMENT COMMANDER GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC CALIF. AND NEVADA MAY 1, 1939
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WILLA CATHER 1878-1947 RICHARD WRIGHT 1908-1960 Willa Cather, author of My Antonia, wrote her first novel, Alexander's Bridge, here in 1912 Richard Wright, author of Native Son, wrote...
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In Memory of Ed Sanclemente 1924-2016 Ed started as a third baseman for the 1947 Cal NCAA Championship team, batting.369 during the 47 season and driving in four runs during Cal's two- game...