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The Central Junior High School Fire of 1949
It was an unusually warm, but windy evening on Sunday, December 11, 1949. It was shortly before 7:00 p.m. when Ruth Ann Brasnar and Merline Frost were walking near Central Junior High (607-611 21st Street) in Rock Island, Illinois. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Junior High, Fire, Lincoln Elementary School, Rock Island High School, Rock Island School District, St. Elizabeth's, St. Elizabeth's Fire
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