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Lewton

Cleveland & the Taylors: Early Settlement to Industrial Powerhouse

For sometime now I ignored researching my Taylor ancestors because many of the Taylors already seemed well documented with nice biographical summaries in multiple publications. However, this past summer we sailed from the Lake Erie Islands (Put-in-Bay and Middle Bass Island) and due to heavy weather docked at the 55th East Street Marina along Cleveland’s downtown shoreline for five days. Stuck in Cleveland with only … Continue reading Cleveland & the Taylors: Early Settlement to Industrial Powerhouse

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Law, Lewton, Scott

FORT NECESSITY

Alongside the National Highway, also known as Highway 40, in Fayette County Pennsylvania stands a monument marking the grave of General Edward Braddock. Braddock was a British General killed fighting the French and their Indian allies July 9th 1755 at the battle of the Monongahela.  Braddock died trying to wrest control of what is now the Pittsburgh area from the French in the first major battle of … Continue reading FORT NECESSITY

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