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	<title>A Glimpse at History</title>
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		<title>HISTORY OF ASHLAND ESTATE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Henry and Lucretia Clay had a home at Ashland from round 1806 until 1852. At first it was their country home while they maintained their town house in Lexington, and then in 1809, they resided until his death. The Clays delighted in the pleasure that the grounds near the house provided to their guests, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history/2009/11/history-of-ashland-estate/</link>
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		<title>Historical Fact</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you Know?
They used to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot &#38; then once a day it was taken &#38; sold to the tannery&#8230;if you had to do this to survive you were &#8220;Piss Poor&#8221;. But worse then that were the really poor folk who couldn&#8217;t even afford to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history/2009/10/historical-fact/</link>
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		<title>Abe gets new life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am talking about the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum in Springfield Illinois. One of the first things you see when you walk in is a statue of the man himself. However it does not inspire awe or reverence. It isn&#8217;t 23 feet tall, somber and made of marble.
It is Abe himself welcoming you with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history/2009/09/abe-gets-new-life/</link>
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		<title>Leopa has great success!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Leopa makes history in Monroe County!
Leopa which stands for Lake Erie Offshore Performance Association had a lower than hoped for turn out this year. I have learned that it was mainly due to the economy in the Great lakes Area, but also due to various mechanical breakdowns in the early season with a few of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history/2009/08/leopa-has-great-success/</link>
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		<title>Leopa is in the hood!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My blogs are written from a historical side of events. This event sounds to me like it could be a historical event!
This is my attempt to share with the public a worth while group of people that are trying to make a difference during a period of time when famine is great and the ability [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history/2009/07/leopa-is-in-the-hood/</link>
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		<title>Unwavering Rebels!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As late in the war as February of 1865, and the Southern Army is basically starving, a young Black Writer by the name of Thomas Morris Chester pens a few lines about what he witnessed at the cornfield on the Boulware plantation. He talked about how in between the Union and Reb lines, there was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history/2009/07/unwavering-rebels/</link>
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		<title>Only Ghosts Came Home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of you following and pre-purchasing this next book are always asking, when I see you &#8220;When&#8221;. I will be posting the fully approved cover that was drawn by a local artist. And the when is the first 10 copies will be mid July with the first shipment of the rest of the books around [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history/2009/07/only-ghosts-came-home-3/</link>
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		<title>Urban Myth about Walt Disney!? Fact or Fiction?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since I have been accused of not considering World History or even modern History when I write my blog site even though it is mainly on the Civil War, I thought that left an open door for a more recent trivia fact about a modern Icon. Walt Disney. This is for you to decide for yourself [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history/2009/06/urban-myth-about-walt-disney-fact-or-fiction/</link>
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		<title>Only Ghosts Came Home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New book &#8220;Only Ghosts Came Home&#8221; to be released in 30-45 days with the first 10 numbered copies available for purchase to those wanting a numbered copy for your collection. It can be reserved by e-mailing savannah_meade@yahoo.com and requesting a copy as long as they remain available. No copy is fully reserved until payment of $20.00 is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history/2009/06/only-ghosts-came-home-2/</link>
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		<title>Rededication of the Lincoln Memorial</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On May 30, 1922 Cheif Justice of the Supreme Court William Howard Taft, chairman of the Lincoln Memorial Commission, presided over the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial. The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, founded on the day of Lincoln&#8217;s death to uphold his ideals, planned the elaborate ceremony, attended by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogsmonroe.com/history/2009/05/rededication-of-the-lincoln-memorial/</link>
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