May 12, 2026
Tag: gretna green
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“They ran off to Gretna Green to get married!”
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Impatient young (and not so young) lovers have known since 1754 that Gretna Green was the place to go for a quick wedding. All they had to do was outrun the irate parents to cross the small river bridge into Scotland. “Gretna Greens” in Aberdeen, Ohio and Elkton, Maryland followed in their footsteps.
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January 7, 2025 3 Comments
The characters created by Lewis Carroll are some of the most endearing and unforgettable in English language literature. The featured postcards are the work product to the Faulkner Company of London, circa 1912.