500 in Dumfries To Mark Town's 200th Birthday

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The Weems-Botts Museum

DUMFRIES IS 200 YEARS OLD - Mrs. Rowena Merchant Brawner [?] member of an old Dumfries family, whose father ran the store [where George?] Washington once traded, examines the huge old key to the [Dumfries] jail, dating from Colonial times. The jail key is one of the few [remaining] [relics?] of the town.

DUMFRIES IS 200 YEARS OLD - Mrs. Rowena Merchant Brawner [?] member of an old Dumfries family, whose father ran the store [where George?] Washington once traded, examines the huge old key to the [Dumfries] jail, dating from Colonial times. The jail key is one of the few [remaining] [relics?] of the town.

Name/Title

500 in Dumfries To Mark Town's 200th Birthday

Secondary Title

Bicentennial Plans For May 11 Will Be Prepared at Dinner

Cataloged By

Adam Kitchen

Publication Details

Publication Type

Newspaper

Author

John M. Kauffmann

Publication Language

English

Transcription

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FASHIONS - [READERS'] CLEARING HOUSE SOCIETY - CLUBS - RECIPES [Th??] 500 in Dumfries To Mark Town's 200th Birthday Bicentennial Plans For May 11 Will Be Prepared at Dinner [By] John M. Kauffmann [?] [?le?] town of Dumfries, Va., [?] [Prince] William County ham- [?] [?odest] bungalowa are [?] [?] Route 1 near [Quantico] [?] years old May 11. [?] [?e?] busiest ports of [?] [?] [?wirling?] with the [?] [and] culture of [?] [the] town now [?] [?] [about] 500. [?] is unincorporated [?] [?] Chamber of [?] [plans?] for a [?] observance. [?] Dumfries [?] [?] p.m. to- [?] [?orate?] the [?] [?asts?] of [?] [?s?] does [?] [?ry?] it [?] but [?] [?his-?]

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Adam Kitchen

Language

English

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Create Date

February 5, 2025

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February 5, 2025