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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
I was on another forum and they were talking about old landmarks in San Antonio, Texas. I called my mother because she grew up there.
She told me to ask about Bowen's Island which is my grandmother's maiden name.
My Uncle John Bowen bought the property and renamed it Bowen Island in San Antonio and you will see on the plaque that he was a Unionist and helped fugitive slaves!!!! I am so thrilled to know this!!
He became the first United States Postmaster in San Antonio!
He also founded the town that I grew up in and we have a plaque there on the town square. I've never seen this until today!!
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...ctive%26sa%3DN
http://www.granadahomes.net/pages/history.htm |
Wow, I think that is awesome!!
I have a cousin and sisnlaw who absolutely love to do geneaology work!!
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