July 26, 2024
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Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
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This Wynken, Blynken and Nod bronze statue sits in the center of the village green. It commemorates “The Dutch Lullaby” that was penned by Eugene Field in 1889. The statue was erected in 1938 to honor Elizabeth Cameron Bailey by her husband Fred Bailey. Fred and Elizabeth Bailey were natives of Wellsboro. Wynken, Blynken, and…
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May 19, 2022 6 Comments
Early in the 1940s there were women in America who recognized the need for idle hands to get to work. It was not a new idea, but when FDR signed the bill that made the W.A.A.C. into the W.A.C. it was a new way for women to serve their country. Many joined-up and helped win the war.