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Civil War Blog

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Civil War Veteran Burials in Grace United Evangelical Cemetery, Muir (Part 1 of 2)

The Grace United Evangelical Cemetery is located on south Keystone Street in Muir, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.  From Interstate-81 (I-81), take the Tower City Exit (Route 209) and travel west on Rt. 209 to the community of Muir. At the sign for the United Methodist Church (Grace United Methodist Church) and the Porter Township Municipal Building, […]

Tower City, Porter and Rush Township Civil War Veterans – Part 2

The Tower City Borough, Porter Township and Rush Township Veterans Memorial is located at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery which is located along Route 209 in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.  It was the subject of a prior post on this blog on 30 December 2010. Within the glass cases on the monument are name […]

Tower City – Porter Township Centennial – Civil War Veterans List

In 1968, Tower City and Porter Township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, celebrated its centennial.  The “History Book Committee” was chaired by Howard G. Stutzman whose strong qualifications for the job were given in a brief biography on one of the book’s opening pages:  attorney, historian, civil leader, churchman, public speaker, political leader, World War II […]