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Christmas Lights and Cookies
Christmas is a busy season for Rob and his wife Joyce. They usually have hundreds of people walking around their front yard each November and…
Christmas Acres
A lot of people put up Christmas lights on and around their house each holiday season. That was the case for Rob. He’s done it…
One Historic Place
It may be one of the most unique businesses to ever be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. That doesn’t mean the type…
Laura’s Little Business in Ft. Smith
Laura Ziegler came to Ft. Smith, Arkansas from Vermont. She was only in this city for about a decade, then moved to Missouri and vanished. …
A State with Two Flags
The state of Minnesota has a state flag, a flag flown above many sites in the state. They also have one flag that once belonged…
A Successful Stand Against Pickett’s Charge
The Battle of Gettysburg is often referred to as the turning point of the Civil War, and within the battle it was the successful stand…
The First State to Volunteer for the Civil War
When Ft. Sumter was fired upon in April of 1861, in signified the beginning of the U.S. Civil War. Interestingly, the first state to send…
Where the Mississippi and Minnesota Meet
It’s the place where the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers meet – a place that has been important for centuries of travelers by water and land…and…
Promoting Milk Before “Got Milk?”
Before there was a Got Milk slogan, some dairymen used an amendment to the constitution to help keep their product ahead of a more evil…
A Political Party That Survives Today
You may have thought this political party died when this became legal again back in the 1930s. You’ll be intrigued by the history of the…
