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1912 Election

DELIVERING ELECTION RESULTS TO THE MASSES—1912 STYLE It was November 5—the night of the hotly contested presidential election—and hundreds of

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Nizie the Elephant

MONMOUTH’S MAGIC ELEPHANT SHROUDED IN MYSTERY It has been said that an elephant never forgets, but the true details concerning

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Nicola’s Zoo

NICOLA’S ZOO Monmouth’s celebrated magician, The Great Nicola, was famous for making an elephant disappear, but less well known is

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Fall Festival Aerialist

FALL FESTIVAL AERIALIST The 1920s were the heyday for daredevils, stunt artists and magicians. It is small surprise, then, that

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City of the Dead

MONMOUTH’S CITY OF THE DEAD Prior to the 1830s, Americans buried their dead in churchyards and utilitarian “burying grounds.” There

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City Fountain

CITY FOUNTAIN WAS SOURCE OF PRIDE, CONTROVERSY Everyone loves a beautiful fountain. Unless perhaps you’ve installed one in your garden

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John Calder – Artic Explorer

WARREN COUNTY FARMER MAROONED IN ARCTIC AS YOUNG MAN Only a select few individuals ever visit the Oval Office, but

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Warren County Library

WARREN COUNTY LIBRARY GREW STEADILY THROUGH PHILANTHROPY Monmouth is known for some firsts—the founding of the first collegiate women’s fraternity,

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Monmouth’s Tobacco King

MONMOUTH’S TOBACCO KING HELPED PUT ‘MAPLE CITY’ ON THE MAP In recent years, immigrants from around the world have contributed

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