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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

Quite a few folks escaping from that war moved out here.  John Brown's widow 
moved to Humboldt County and raised sheep two ranches over from my cousin's 
place outside Fortuna.  Kind of a strange choice since we weren't 
particularly known as a North sympathizing area.

After all, slavery was alive and well here plus the locals had petitioned 
the government to get rid of Grant.  Successfully, I might add.  Of course, 
getting caught with his pants around his ankles and chasing another 
officer's wife might have had something to do with it <g>

Hmmm, I think he was responsible for my not trusting school history books 
since they said one thing and the letters to his wife that hung on the walls 
of the fort plus letters from locals in the Historical Societies building 
said another.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa K.V. Perry" <lisakvperry AT gmail.com>


> That describes us as well. Only we're sw VA.
>
> In fact, legend has it that very close by there was a 'hide-out' for
> deserters of the Civil War--from both sides. This tale was confirmed not
> long ago by someone who came to visit an old cemetary which occupies the
> very corner of our property.