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Mark E. Dixon

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Big Inch: The Main Line Area Oil Pipeline That Aided the WWII Victory

Learn how an oil pipeline with ties to our region helped the Allies win World War II.
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Inside Isaac Wayne MacVeagh’s Role in the 1876 Election Race

In 1877, after Rutherford B. Hayes had already been sworn in, the local attorney helped the GOP retain The White House—at a cost.
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Haverford College’s Henry Joel Cadbury: Stand Up, Thrown Out

After Henry Joel Cadbury publicly decried the local anti-German hysteria surrounding World War I, Haverford College turned its back.
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Hap Arnold Was a Key Figure for the Army Air Corps During WWII

The Gladwyne native knew the value of discretion when pushing for the development of the U.S. Air Force.
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Henry James Went From Free Man to Slave—and Back Again

For Henry James, outsmarting Confederate troops meant assuming slave status until he reached home.
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Glenolden’s Mildred Scott Olmsted Was a Local Activist

She organized the first social service department at Bryn Mawr Hospital, among other rebellious pursuits.
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Chester County’s Dr. Ann Preston Led the Way for Female Medical Students

The former dean of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania made her mark in a male-dominated industry.
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The Story of Westtown’s Little-Known Civil War Camp

The Union army confined 2,000 of their own soldiers at Camp Elder.

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