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Colorado couple brings a piece of Civil War-era history home to Lake County

September 03, 2012

Edward Murray, a farmer from Newport Township in Lake County, survived a harrowing Civil War battle. A U.S. flag his mother made in his honor 150 years ago has its own survival story, and is now safely ensconced in the Lake County Discovery Museum in Wauconda. "The flag is home, where it should be," David Ramsay said.

Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120903/news/709039920/
 
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