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carolinayellowdog

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9. She has been remembered in her hometown

Reply to carolinayellowdog (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 05:06 PM

Jun 2013

Tryon is a beautiful town, and I'm grateful that her family and friends could see a statue erected there in her honor. This story from 2010 indicates they were planning to restore her birthplace-- hope they succeeded.

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K&R zeemike Jun 2013 #1

thank you. ret5hd Jun 2013 #2

cool song AsahinaKimi Jun 2013 #3

My dad used to play that in the 60's Sent a link to someone recently thinking it would evoke villager Jun 2013 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #5

She had quite a remarkable life, and deserves to be remembered carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #6

She has been remembered in her hometown carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #9

k/r Dawson Leery Jun 2013 #7

Another good one from back then... mojowork_n Jun 2013 #8