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"Fatal Affray," Lexington Gazette, January 19, 1854. Murder of Cadet Thomas Blackburn.

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This collection contains newspaper clippings of Dorman's poems, letters, and essays on various subjects published in the Lexington Gazette and other papers.

Scope and Contents File includes a wide range of materials. Various photocopies contain documentation of Charles A. McCown and Alertie C. Anderson's wedding in 1907. In addition, a list ascertains the burial of Charles A. McCown, Alertie McCown, and their infant at Fawn Creek Cemetary. A map of Montgomeny Co. KS. Cemeteries highlights cemetery 16 (Fawn Creek). Another map highlights the location of McCowan Springs in Bath County. Additionally, there are three articles by The Coffeyville...

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This collection consists of files containing newspaper articles, history essays and writing, and photographs concerning Native American land, battles with colonial settlers, prominent figures, and forts in Rockbridge County. Many materials describe the Shawnee Tribe and their presence and relationship with settlers in Kerrs Creek, Abbs' Valley, Balcony Falls, and Hayes Creek Mound. Some materials concern the death of Chief Cornstalk, also known as Hokoleskwa, and the Kerrs Creek Massacre.

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This collection contains 'Bi-Centennial Issue of Lexington Gazzette Commemorating the Settlement of the Rockbridge Section of Virginia by the White Men, A Tribute To The Scotch-Irish Pioneers', several greeting cards from the school, a collection 19 early football photos, a copy of the Washington and Lee University Bulletin (Volume XLVII, Number 4), a portrait of Robert V. Ignico 1919 as a Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force, and a scrapbook.

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This file consists of a handwritten manuscript draft entitled "Walnut Fort," later published in the Lexington Gazette on May 15th, 1936. The document describes the physical features of the fort, the cooking practices of those who lived there, other domestic qualities, and the familial history of those who inhabited and maintained the fort.