October 27, 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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July 21, 2022 3 Comments
To write your name in the world’s largest book of its kind was enough to encourage thousands of early 20th century tourists to make their way to Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. Civil War tourism was a new way for Americans to learn history.