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When Mansfield Welcomed
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When Mansfield Welcomed: Old Tippecanoe
“Which US President first visited Mansfield at some point in his life?”
When Mansfield Welcomed: The Shakespearean Buccaneer
In the last five years of the 19th century, Mantell became a veritable one-man Shakespearean festival.
When Mansfield Welcomed: The Ohio State Fair
Mansfield was home to the Ohio State Fair in 1872 and 1873.
When Mansfield Welcomed: The Fisk Jubilee Singers
NOTE: The story, first published in 2018, has been updated with newly-discovered…
When Mansfield Welcomed: Sir Harry Lauder
By 1812Blockhouse A man once described by Winston Churchill as “Scotland’s greatest…
When Mansfield Welcomed: Buffalo Bill
NOTE: This post in our “When Mansfield Welcomed” series has been updated…
When Mansfield Welcomed: President Rutherford B. Hayes
By 1812Blockhouse It is almost certain that President Rutherford B. Hayes made…
When Mansfield Welcomed: Jayne Mansfield
By 1812Blockhouse It has been almost 56 years since the tragic death…
When Mansfield Welcomed: England’s Greatest Actor
By: 1812Blockhouse He was considered by many to be the greatest English…