An empty grave in Edgartown is topped with a stone bearing a remarkable engraving: “Capt. Archibald Mellen Jr.born at Tisbury June 5, 1830, and murdered on board Ship Junior of New Bedford off the coast of New Zealand. Dec. 25, 1857: by Cyrus W. Plummer, who with others of his crew had entered into a conspiracy […]
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On the Banks of Yesteryear â Tolan: architects, mayor, publisher, veterans Thomas J. Tolan
3 Tolan,
it’s not a typical Delphos name and there are no Tolans living in the
city any more but the name shares some interesting history with our
town.
James and Elizabeth Tolan lived in Carrolton, Ohio, about 20
miles southeast of Canton, in the early 1800s. They had eight children
including Thomas Jefferson Tolan and David Henry Tolan. The family moved
across the state to Delphos some time after 1860, where James became a
marble cutter. Thomas J. followed his father as a marble cutter but some
time before 1870, became a self-taught architect. In the mean time,
Wreaths are unloaded and prepared for placement on veterans markers after a brief ceremony at Westside Cemetery.
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Veteran Jason Stanley places a wreath at a veteran s marker. He then stood, said the veteran s name and saluted.
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Wreaths are unloaded and prepared for placement on veterans markers after a brief ceremony at Westside Cemetery.
Nick Smirnoff / For Tehachapi News
Jim Jacobs welcomes a smaller but just as motivated group of volunteers who will place wreaths at the cemeteries.
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Veteran Jason Stanley offers the opening prayer that started off the wreath laying ceremony.
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