Talented Monmouth Musician Started Early Bus Line
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**Photo Courtesy of jeffrankin.medium.com Beginning in 1906, the interurban electric railway allowed Monmouth residents to travel conveniently and inexpensively between nearby cities. Even after automobiles became more numerous during the […]
The Decline and Fall of the Monmouth Depot
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**Photo Courtesy of jeffrankin.medium.com Early on the morning of April 20, 1910, Halley’s comet became visible to the naked eye over Monmouth. Perhaps it was mere coincidence, but the comet […]
Beloved Veterinarian Played Santa for Decades
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**Photo Courtesy of reviewatlas.com Dr. Vird Odell Cudd had as many vocations as Forrest Gump, working as a circus performer, professor, veterinarian, would-be sheriff, philanthropist and elephant caretaker, but his […]
Chautauqua Drew Thousands to College Grounds
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**Photo Courtesy of sandburg.org “The Chautauqua is the most distinctly American thing in this country!” So proclaimed Teddy Roosevelt, himself a frequent speaker at the phenomenon that swept the United […]
Renowned Sculptor Hailed from Berwick
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**Photo Courtesy of jeffrankin.medium.com Just as the literary works of Ernest Hemingway and Jack London achieved their power from the writers’ personal experiences, the works of artist Benjamin Davis Cable […]
President Reagan’s Monmouth Memories
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PRESIDENT REAGAN’S MONMOUTH MEMORIES Although Ronald Reagan only lived in Monmouth just over one year, it was an important and formative year in the life of the future president. The […]
Monmouth’s John Wayne Connection
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MONMOUTH’S JOHN WAYNE CONNECTION If the Rev. David A. Wallace can be considered the architect of Monmouth College, then the Rev. Marion Morrison would have to be considered his general […]
Late-Night ‘Pizza Call’ Devastated Downtown Monmouth
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Story Courtesy of Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian Author and Literacy Critic. When an arson fire damaged Monmouth’s Security Savings & Loan building on April 11, 1974, bank president Ralph […]
Pearl Harbor Anniversary Recalls Bravery Of Monmouth Men
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Story Courtesy of Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian Author and Literacy Critic. In the 20th century, two Monmouth men made their mark on history on a tiny Pacific island 4,000 […]
Post Office Replaced Monmouth’s Longest-Operating Hotel
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Story Courtesy of Jeff Rankin, Monmouth College Historian Author and Literacy Critic. Monmouth’s first hotel, built in 1833, was a log tavern with a half-story second floor used for sleeping. […]