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(Top plaque) Route of the United States Despatch Riders who entered Perry County through Sterrett's Gap (originally Croghan's Gap), crossed the Juniata River at Reider's Ferry, bearing orders from the United States Government War Department to the…
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In July 1841, three Md. slaves, Alick, Tom, and Ben, were pursued to Newport by bounty hunters. While Ben drowned as he attempted to cross the Juniata River, the other two were captured. Several Newport citizens aided the fugitives' escape, and in…
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This Newport Heritage Park location was made possible in 2015 by the generous community spirit of the congregation of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. First recorded Lutheran services were held in Newport homes and school houses by the Rev. John W. He…
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