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  • This Week 150 Years Ago

    This Week 150 Years Ago in Hickman – May 30, 1874

    May 30, 2024

    Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from May 30, 1874 Old buildings on the corner of Jackson and Kentucky streets in Hickman were to be torn down by order of the City Council. Thirty years earlier, one of the buildings was occupied by the Larmon & Brothers Dry Goods Store. Several black families were removed from the structures. The Hickman City Council met on May 25th to discuss the granting of licenses, outstanding accounts, repairing streets, and addressing property tax issues. A license was granted to Joseph Steagala to operate a coffee shop for six months, John W. Cole…

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    Presentation on the Anatomy of the Duel by Stuart W. Sanders on June 22nd

    May 23, 2024

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