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Don t miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   In 1882 George Crowell, owner of the publication titled the “Household,” bought 30 acres of land from the Hines family. This property included the Hines Aqueduct Association and an unfinished reservoir, with springs located on what was then known as Hines Hill. The aqueduct and reservoir were begun by Isaac Hines but had not been developed since Hines’ death in 1876. This aqueduct association was the very beginning of what is now the Brattleboro Water Department. When Crowell purchased the 30 acres of land from the Hines family he had initially thought to develop the reservoir and form building lots on the property. The aqueduct water system supplied houses in Forest Square (Cedar, Spruce, and Myrtle streets). Crowell renamed the property Chestnut Hill and decided to create a park for the public instead of producing building lots for housing development. Crowell’s publication, the “Household,” helpe

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now on booktv, charles flood recounts the final year of ulysses s. grant the former president had terminal mouth and throat cancer and was a great financial straits when he began writing his memoirs in an attempt to a restore his. the author examines president grants writing process and the success of his memoirs that were finished four days before his death and published posthumously by mark twain. this is just over one and our. good evening everyone. in 1953, my very good friend charles flood made his debut upon the national literary stage with the new york times bestseller, love is a bridge. having graduated 1951 from harvard college where he was mentored by archibald mcleish, charlie left the law forever and setting his sights on a more elusive pursuit of a full-time offer. charlie s novel was described by one critic as a first novel of exceptional merit and another critic wrote, when it is considered that love is a bridge, the first novel by a writer now in his 23r

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Ulysses s. grant had been stationed out west, in the far west, away from his family where he developed a bad drinking problem. his father who had some political pull tried getting him reinstated, but the secretary of war refused the appeal. the secretary of war at the time was jefferson davis. well, when grant got to new york on his way home from the west, he had to go around the horn to get there. he called up his old classmate, simon buckner, who stood up with him at the wedding and pleaded with him to eventually get him home to illinois. buckner, turned out, was the commanding officer that grant defeated in the first big northern victory in the civil war, ft. donaldson. those officers were so entangled back then, personally, all going to school together at west