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Tag Archives: A. L. Mossman
An Anniversary and an Assumption
This month marks the 145th anniversary of the time A. L. Mossman swam across the across the Mississippi River from the foot of Perry Street in Davenport to the ferry dock in Rock Island in seventeen minutes. Both the Davenport … Continue reading
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Tagged A. L. Mossman, Davenport Democrat, Davenport Gazette, Local History, Louis Hirschel, Swimming
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