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Why does the William G. Pomeroy Foundation fund historic roadside markers?
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Celebrating the 19th Amendment Centennial with Coline Jenkins
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Abolitionist Sojourner Truth escaped slavery in 1826 on what would become known as her “Walk to Freedom.”
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Dr. James Salisbury, a germ theory pioneer, invented Salisbury Steak to combat illness among Civil War troops.
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Noted author Washington Irving is said to have based his Ichabod Crane character on a schoolteacher named Jesse Merwin.
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Known as the heroine of Fort Niagara, Betsy Doyle carried hot shot to fend off British Forces during the War of 1812.
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During the War of 1812, the British waded ashore from Horse Island to face American troops at Sackets Harbor, N.Y.
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In 1808, James Coolidge planted the first hop yard in Madison County, N.Y. Hops became a major industry in the state.
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Over one thousand people witnessed the 1913 clash over the “Spirit of 1776” wagon, a symbol of the suffrage movement.
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Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon Church, married Emma Hale during the winter of 1827 in Afton, N.Y.
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