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A Beautiful Place: A Letter about Davenport of July 1842
This newsy July 1842 letter addressed to “Aunt” Elizabeth B. Langdon from Ellen Harris describes her ten-day journey along the Ohio River, then to the mighty Mississippi River as Ellen, husband William, her mother, and perhaps other family made their … Continue reading
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Tagged Davenport (Iowa), Devil's Bake Oven, Ellen Woodward Harris, George Davenport, Mississippi River, Primary Sources, Tower Rock, Westward expansion, William Harris
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