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Veterans of Foreign Wars
of
the United States
in memory of
all men who fought
for their country
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Affectionately inscribed to the heroic boys of
New Richmond as a tribute to the self-sacrificing
spirit that they displayed in their country's
service in the momentous years of 1917- 1918
(157 names)
Red Cross Nurses
(two names)
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Built circa 1850, the Ross-Gowdy House is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. Through the years
it has served as the home of three New Richmond
mayors. Merchant Thomas Gowdy lived in this house in
1876. The home was acquired b…
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In 1862 slave catchers paraded a captured Leroy Lee in
manacles down Front Street toward the river. A crowd of
New Richmond citizens confronted the armed captors
demanding the release of Lee. Seeing they were greatly
outnumbered, the slave cat…
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Prior to the Civil War, New Richmond citizens participated actively in the abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad. In 1836, James G. Birney published The Philanthropist, an abolitionist newspaper, in New Richmond before moving publicat…
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An early crossroads settlement instrumental in
the development of Pierce Township. Located
at Dutch Creek and Ten Mile Road. The hamlet
consisted of a community water well, a general
store / post office (1860) and the Ten Mile
Presbyterian…
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Henry Clark CorbinHenry Clark Corbin was born September 15, 1842 and reared here on the family farm along Colclazer Run near Laurel. He attended public school and the private Parker Academy in nearby Clermontville. After teaching school and studyi…