Dan Rice’s Monument: Patriotism or Circus Promotion?

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Dan Rice’s Monument: Patriotism or Circus Promotion? On storied battlefields and at thousands of heroes’ graves and historic monuments, Pennsylvanians gather to commemorate the bravery and valor of the indi­viduals who made – and kept – this a free country. In the northwestern corner of the state, in a little town called Girard, Erie countians gather around a tall stone monument which claims special distinc­tion. The monument was...
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High Street, Freeport, Pa.

Posted by on Nov 24, 2013 in | Comments Off on High Street, Freeport, Pa. To seasoned travelers, Freeport conjures visions of pure-white sandy beaches crystal-clear waters, and bright azure skies above the Grand Bahama Island in the Caribbean. To others, it’s the coastal village known as the birthplace of the State of Maine because leaders met at the com­munity’s Jameson Tavern to plan the separation from Massachusetts in 1820. But nearly a century ago to...
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