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handmade34 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-11 08:13 PM
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Springfield, IL today plus *Mother Jones* (pics)
not sure how many people, but good spirit and lots of support. ...chatted with a couple of police and they are VERY supportive... side trip on the way back to St. Louis... Mother Jones Monument at Miners' Union Cemetery... awesome!
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-11 08:16 PM
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1. What great pics! And the Miners' cemetery - so humbling. nt
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handmade34 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-11 08:21 PM
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4. yes
saw a sign last minute and swerved onto the exit... yes humbling and the monument is in a very unremarkable cemetery off the beaten path in Mt. Olive... I was awed
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steve2470 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-11 08:16 PM
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2. k&r nt
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Chorophyll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-11 08:17 PM
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3. Inspiring. Thanks for posting.
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-11 08:25 PM
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5. Thanks for this. I wish I could've been there. Another interesting placve
in that area is the Virden Mine War Memorial in Virden, about 15 miles south of Springfield.
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-11 08:35 PM
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6. K&R
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Solly Mack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-11 08:38 PM
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