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Croney

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1. Wikipedia sheds light.

Reply to ProfessorPlum (Original post)

Mon Oct 1, 2018, 02:47 PM

Oct 2018

Several states have towns of Ludington. New York has Ludingtonville, named after a Revolutionary War colonel. I'd never heard the name before either.

Sybil Ludington was known as the female Paul Revere, warning residents of Danbury, CT that the British were burning fields.

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Thank you to Chad Ludington, but his name sounds like he was played by James Spader [View all] ProfessorPlum Oct 2018 OP

Wikipedia sheds light. Croney Oct 2018 #1

He's Associate Prof at NC State honest.abe Oct 2018 #2

Haha, his first book was about wine. Croney Oct 2018 #3

The Politics of Wine in Eighteenth-Century England honest.abe Oct 2018 #4

The sequel: The Politics of Beer in 2018. Croney Oct 2018 #5

HA! honest.abe Oct 2018 #8

Teaching Assistant Professor Bad Thoughts Oct 2018 #6

Ah yes.. thanks for the correction. honest.abe Oct 2018 #7

When I first heard the name, I wondered if he was Chad Ludington III Poiuyt Oct 2018 #9

*snort* Nevilledog Oct 2018 #10