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“Now, let the eagle scream” – A Pennsylvania town excitedly prepared for war against Spain in 1898

Posted on April 27, 2017February 15, 2018 by Jake Wynn

After the explosion of the USS Maine in February 1898, Elizabethville, PA readied itself for war.

Posted in Elizabethville, Spanish-American WarTagged 1898, Central Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Elizabethville, Featured, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, Spanish-American WarLeave a comment

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