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Millersburg Civil War Soldier Monument

| December 3, 2010

Standing proudly, polished and clean, in West Park of Market Square in Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, is the Civil War Soldier Monument.  West Park is dedicated to the veterans from the Millersburg and Upper Paxton Township area, but the Civil War monument is the only one that recognizes the veterans of a single war – […]

Old Soldiers Ousted from Pottsville Armory

| November 28, 2010

Imagine how many times this must have happened throughout the country?  “State officials… oust… Gowen Post G.A.R. from its headquarters in State Armory.  The Civil War veterans, who have extensive relics and records have no place to go….  The room occupied by the veterans is needed by the two military units just organized and there […]