See & Do: Week of Oct. 23
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Glad he left town
Born in 1860, Newnan native Jefferson Randolph (“Soapy”) Smith II departed Coweta County for Round Rock, Texas, at the age of 16. This was very good news for us —
United States Jeff Smith Lawrencew Reed Foundation For Economic Education Jefferson Randolph Coweta County
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Between The Js: Larisa Scott, Oak Hill Cemetery Tour
NCHS Executive Director Larisa Scott is heading up the 2023 Oak Hill Cemetery Tour, which focuses on Newnan residents of the 19th and 20th centuries. Featured graves in the 2023
Mayhayley Lancaster Lamar Potts Larisa Scott Soapy Smith American Heritage Museum Mcritchie Hollis Museum
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Step into Newnan's Past: Oak Hill Cemetery Tour 2023 Brings History to Life
Meet those from Newnan’s past up close and personal during the Oak Hill Cemetery Tour, “Where History Comes to Life.” Choose from two tour dates: Saturday, Oct. 21 and Friday, […]
Source: thecitizen.com
Gov. Dunleavy's carbon math is bad - Alaska Beacon
Retired science teacher Marilyn Sigman of Homer writes in a commentary that carbon credits are a "pay-to-pollute" mechanism.
Source: alaskabeacon.com
The Klondike Gold Rush Was Either a High Road to Riches or Heartbreak for Both Famous and Everyday Seekers
An 1896 gold strike along the namesake river in northwestern Canada brought a flood of characters who survive in the written works of Jack London and others.
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Homer writer publishes his third book in just as many years
Smith working on next book now
Source: homernews.com
My Turn: Soapy Smith rides again | Juneau Empire
I recently spent a rainy Sunday afternoon in the Gold Rush cemetery in Skagway, wandering behind tour guides who reenacted Skagway’s most famous story: the shoot-out that ended the reign of terror — and the life — of the notorious con man Jefferson Randolph “Soapy” Smith. Thousands of gold seekers who poured through town on their way to the Klondike fell victim to the many scams and schemes that Soapy had perfected during his long criminal career in the American Wes...
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Musical revelations of the Klondike's 'White Chapel'
Annie Bartholomew’s new album shares surprising untold stories of sex workers during the gold rush
Source: juneauempire.com