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Safe House

After a harrowing experience in backwoods Georgia, Jonathan Daniels arrives at Atlanta in the middle of the night ..

Posted byMarek27 July, 201527 July, 2015Posted in1960s, civil rights, Jonathan Daniels, Keene, NH history, Reference Links, religionTags:Atlanta, civil rights, coffee, Georgia, Jonathan Daniels, Judith Upham, segregation, travelLeave a comment on Safe House

The Road South

1965: Jonathan Daniels encounters roadside resistance on his way to help integrate Southern churches …

Posted byMarek5 May, 201527 July, 2015Posted in1960s, civil rights, Jonathan Daniels, Keene, NH history, Reference LinksTags:civil rights, coffee, gas, Georgia, Jonathan Daniels, segregation, travelLeave a comment on The Road South

I Saw You on I-93

Here’s my apocalyptic morning meditation on mortality & traffic in the “Live Free or Die” state…

Posted byMarek3 April, 20138 April, 2013Posted in"Live Free or Die", 2000-2099, death, Plymouth, White MountainsTags:end of the world, highway, I-93, texting, travel1 Comment on I Saw You on I-93

John Stark’s Last Orders

By 1809, the general is far too old and sick to travel…

Posted byMarek9 October, 201229 October, 2012Posted in"Live Free or Die", 1800s, Derryfield, John Stark, Molly Stark, revolutionary era, SOURCE=NH.govTags:age, bennington, Derryfield, illness, John Stark, live free or die, military, travelLeave a comment on John Stark’s Last Orders

5th NH: Deployment (1861)

The 5th NH suffers its first casualty on the train from Concord, long before the first battle…

Posted byMarek2 August, 201212 April, 2014Posted in1860s, 5th NH Volunteers, Civil War, Concord, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=Pride & al, stick figuresTags:1861, casualties, civil war, deployment, doctor, doctors, medicine, soldiers, trains, travelLeave a comment on 5th NH: Deployment (1861)

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