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Tag Archives: Grand Island
Giving Credit Where Credit is Due: The Amusement Park Years
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Credit Island, which took place during the War of 1812, on the fourth and fifth of September 1814. Special Collections will be participating in the city’s commemoration of this event on August … Continue reading
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Tagged amusement park, Credit Island, Grand Island, Grand Island Park, Parks, Suburban Island
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Giving Credit Where Credit is Due: The many owners of Credit Island
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Credit Island, which took place during the War of 1812, on the fourth and fifth of September 1814. Special Collections will be participating in the city’s commemoration of this event … Continue reading