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Visiting the McCook House
The Fighting McCookswere members of an Ohio family that reached prominence as officers in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Two brothers, Daniel and John McCook, and thirteenof their sons were actively involved in the army. The family is … Continue reading
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Tagged Carroll County Ohio, Carrollton Ohio, Civil War, Civil War 150, Fighting McCooks, historic homes, McCook House, quilts, rope bed, soldiers, Union Army
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Code of the Quilt
(photo by Declan McCullagh Photograpy) Did you know your quilt has a secret? (excerpted from the Quilter’s Muse Virtual Museum) Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Undergrouind Railroad by Jacqueline L. Tobin and Raymond G. … Continue reading
Posted in Finds
Tagged quilt squares, quilting, quilts, slave quilt, Underground Railroad
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