Pennsylvania

01.13.08

William Hogeland and The Whiskey Rebellion
Branch County MI, Pennsylvania (1)
I'm not sure which of my blogs this one should get posted to, so I think I'll post to both. I've been reading a remarkable little book: "The Whiskey Rebellion" by William Hogeland (2006). The reading is in preparation for a bicycle tour this summer to some of the sites of the Whiskey Rebellion in southwestern Pennsylvania. What got me into this topic was the Hezekiah Wells family. Wells Hall on the campus of Michigan State University is named for him. Hezekiah Wells was important in MSU's early history, in part for keeping MSU from being merely an adjunct ...

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