Potsdam history: Early settlements, 1845-1979.

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Potsdam history: Early settlements, 1845-1979.

Typescript histories, maps, clippings, and directories, 1845-1976; clippings, notes, and articles collected or written by Marguerite Gurley Chapman, 1848-1967; forms from a survey of historic buildings in Potsdam, 1972-1979; clippings, booklets, histories, and maps concerning adjacent settlements; and Civil War items, 1861-1961, including photographs, clippings, pamphlets, enlistment and discharge papers, Grand Army of the Republic memorabilia, record book of clothing accounts from the 16th Regiment, 1862-1863, and letters of Capt. Thomas Hickey.

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United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 16th (1861-1863)

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Grand Army of the Republic

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Founded in 1866, in Decatur, Ill. From the description of Grand Army of the Republic scrapbooks, 1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276172404 The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of Civil War Union military veterans, formed in Decatur, Illinois in 1866. The GAR became one of the first advocacy groups in American politics, lobbying for black veterans, pensions, and supporting Republican candidates. The GAR waned during the 1870s as the ...

Hickey, Thomas H.

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Thomas Hickey served as a Nevada state senator and legislator. From the description of [Thomas Hickey Collection]. 1969-1999. (University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 456789492 ...

Chapman, Marguerite Gurley.

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Potsdam Public Museum (Potsdam, N.Y.)

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Secondary school founded in 1816. From the description of Potsdam educational resources: St. Lawrence Academy, 1812-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155512441 ...