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Charles Lewis (ca. 1760-1833)
Charles Lewis was a sailor and soldier during the American Revolutionary War. Lewis was born sometime around 1760 in Spotsylvania...
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December 27th, 2012
Henry Davis Green (1827-1911)
Henry Davis Green was an anti-slavery activist (abolitionist) who was a participant in the Christiana Resistance (also known as the...
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December 28th, 2012
William Chester Ruth (1882-1971)
William Chester Ruth was an African American inventor, business owner, and community leader in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Ruth was the...
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December 31st, 2012
Robert Alexander Pinn (1843-1911)
Robert A. Pinn, attorney, and Civil War hero, received the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. ...
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January 8th, 2013