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Mary Lord Harrison, Springfield’s other presidential wife

Posted on December 1, 2024 by editor

Mary Scott Lord Dimmick Harrison wasn’t quite the First Lady of the United States. But she came close. She wasn’t quite a Sangamon County native, either. But, again, close enough. Mary Dimmick (1858-1948) was 37 years old in 1896, when … Continue reading →

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