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First Cousin, Twice Removed? - Sometimes, especially when working on our family history, it's handy to know how to describe family relationships. Harris Home at Cato - Nelson Harris erected a house that remained strong and sturdy down through the years while life and time moved on around it. Alexander Graham Bell, James Garfield and Simon Newcomb - The attempt to save the life of a President using Bell's and Newcomb's invention. Clinton - Kalamazoo Canal - The grand plan to build a canal from Lake St. Clair to Lake Michigan. Montello Granite - Some of the finest monuments in the country were constucted using this durable granite mined in Montello, Wisconsin. Butterfield Overland Mail - The first westbound stagecoach from Missouri to San Francisco, and it's only through passenger. Detroit United Railway (Interurban) - Lightweight electric-powered rail cars that ran between urban communities in Michigan during the early 20th century. Deborah Sampson - The first known American woman to impersonate a man in order to join the army and participate in combat.
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