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In 1890, a Bottle Thrown From an Atlantic Steamer Brought Eight North Carolina Girls a Letter

In 1889 eight North Carolina girls threw a note in a bottle from an Atlantic steamer. In 1890 a man on Virginia Beach found it and wrote to Wilmington.

In 1895, a Terrapin Carved by a Union Officer in 1863 Turned Up in King George, Virginia

Historical Facts, Virginia

In 1895 a farmer’s son in King George County, Virginia, found a terrapin carved “8th Penna. Cav’y, May, 1863.” Then the man who carved it wrote in.

In 1910, Five Pet Deer and a Letter to the Children Started the El Paso Zoo

Historical Facts, Texas

In 1910 a railroad agent in Mexico gave El Paso, Texas, his five pet deer and wrote the children a letter. The deer started the El Paso Zoo.

In 1910, the Man Who Built Birmingham’s Own Aeroplane Got a Ride in a Wright Machine

Alabama, Historical Facts

In 1909 E. T. Odom built an aeroplane in secret in Birmingham, Alabama. A year later a Wright pilot took him up, 25 or 50 feet, at the State Fair.

In 1901, a Princeton, Maine, Guide Told the State to Come Get Its Moose

Historical Facts, Maine

In 1901 Randall Day, a guide in Princeton, Maine, told the state game commissioner to come remove three of “your moose” from his little farm.

In 1912, Aberdeen’s Elks Lodge Led a Parade With Five Real Elk

Historical Facts, Washington

In 1912 the Aberdeen, Washington, Elks lodge drove five tame elk out of the Quinault valley, trained them, and led the Elks’ Portland parade with them.

In 1900, the First Automobile Ever Seen in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, Ran on Steam

Historical Facts, Minnesota

In September 1900, a steam car bound for a Wahpeton doctor became the first automobile ever seen in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. What the old papers said.

In 1918, Three North Dakota Schoolgirls Took Over the Railroad Track Crew

Historical Facts, North Dakota

In September 1918, three girls in Coteau, North Dakota, took over the Great Northern’s section crew for $3 a day. What the old papers said about them.