William Warren Nichols: Fountain City WWII hero
William Warren Nichols was born on Oct. 8, 1917, the only child of Clyde L. Nichols (1894-1939)...
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Author: Dr. Jim Tumblin
Baum’s Greenhouse set the standard in Smithwood
In 1846, the widowed Katherine Schneider Baum and her 15-year-old son Karl (1831-1916) left their...
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Claude C. Myers left mark on Fountain City
The evening paper carried this headline on Thursday, Nov. 13, 1941: “Fire Changes Busy Block to...
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Nannie Lee Hicks: Fountain City historian
Finally, after years of searching, the genesis of Nannie Lee Hicks’ work has been uncovered in the...
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Exploring the Elm Grove Cemetery
Some eight or 10 four-drawer file cabinets at the McClung Historical Collection contain many...
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