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Erik Visits an American Grave (V)

By Erik Loomis

In General

On November 4, 2015

Below is the grave of one of the great American heroes, Thaddeus Stevens. Stevens hardly needs to be explained to most LGM readers, but briefly, a Whig lawyer who took an anti-slavery position early, he became a leading Republican at the party's outset while representing...

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Erik Visits an American Grave (IV)

By Erik Loomis

On October 31, 2015

I was driving through northwestern Connecticut yesterday. It was utterly lovely, with the leaves changing. An ideal bucolic American landscape. Among the nice places I drove through was the town.

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Erik Visits an American Grave (III)

By Erik Loomis

On October 28, 2015

This is the grave of James Buchanan. Buchanan was arguably the worst president in American history. A follower of Andrew Jackson, with all the commitment to white supremacy that entailed,.

Erik Visits an American Grave (II)

By Erik Loomis

In General

On October 27, 2015

In my seemingly constant travel (thanks to academic stuff and a wife working in a different state, not because I am actually traveling for fun, mostly) around this great land, I look for new things to do. In the last couple of years, I have...

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Running in Cemeteries

By Erik Loomis

On August 31, 2014

I find cemeteries pretty fascinating places for a number of reasons. First, I have a bit of a weird hobby of visiting the graves of random famous people from American.

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Henry Clay Frick

By Erik Loomis

On August 23, 2013

I was in Pittsburgh for like 3 hours yesterday. What to do in the Steel City? I know, visit the grave of American supervillain Henry Clay Frick! This was a.

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