Year: 2009
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Lovettsville Civil War Marker Dedication Ceremony – The Loudoun Rangers (2009)
[slideshow_deploy id=’311′] Prepared Remarks of Edward Spannaus* At the outset of the Civil War, Lovettsville and the German Settlement (as the surrounding area was known), was in a strategic location,…
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Death of Senator from Minnesota Still Shrouded in Mystery (2009)
By Albert Eisele | 09/03/09 LOVETTSVILLE, VA. — Paul Wellstone wasn’t the first U.S. senator from Minnesota to die in a plane crash. That dubious distinction belongs to Ernest P.…
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1940 Air Crash Took A Toll Not Soon Forgotten – The Daily Progress (2009)
by David Maurer The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA March 1, 2009 The skies above Charlottesville were cloudy, and rain was expected before nightfall on Aug. 31, 1940. That Saturday morning Mrs.…