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Some Postcards ................................................................................................. 198
(Albert) Wayne Stanley Letter ....................................................................... 200
Internet Information and Links ...................................................................... 202

“Backie’s” Award – Background ..................................................................... 203
Bertel Poulsen (Paulsen) Bios .......................................................................... 205
Civil War Ancestor ........................................................................................... 211
Homesteading Washington and Oregon ........................................................ 214
George Ambrose Corgan’s Manifest Destiny .................................................. 219
Family Roads Take Me Home ......................................................................... 223

Fisher Cove Rd and Poulsen Point Rd .......................................................... 223

Gorton Road ................................................................................................... 224
Lt. Everett Backman Square ....................................................................... 224

Oshkosh, WI – Historical Background ........................................................... 225
Oshkosh, WI – Pioneers and Immigrants ....................................................... 228
Excerpts from “Pioneers and Immigrants” Exhibit: ..................................... 228

More Wisconsin Pioneers and Immigrants .................................................... 238
Poulsen Brothers Come to America .................................................................. 241

Samuel Gorton – History ............................................................................... 246
References and Books about Samuel Gorton ............................................... 250

The Gorton Name .............................................................................................. 252
The Old Furniture Factory ...............................................................................256
Round Hill, VA – Early History ..................................................................... 259
Early Settlers ................................................................................................. 259

History of the Name ....................................................................................... 260

The Railroad ................................................................................................... 260

Round Hill Incorporated ................................................................................ 260
Businesses, Churches, and Schools ...............................................................262

West Loudoun Street .....................................................................................262

Main Street ..................................................................................................... 263

Steps To Protect Genteel Allure ..................................................................... 263

Is the Old House Still There? ............................................................................ 268
USS Indiana – Short History ......................................................................... 270
Webster Stanley Historical Marker ............................................................... 274

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