Marple in the 1850s: Part Two – The People
What do we know of the people who lived in Marple Township during the 1850s?...
Marple in the 1850s: Part One – The Landscape
By Sam Pickard This is Part One of an ongoing series on Marple Township in the 1850s. Part One focuses on the Landscape of Marple in the 1850s. This is the first article in “Marple in the 1850s”—a series of posts looking at Marple Township in the 1850s. While...
What happened in the 1850s?
If asked on the spot, the average American probably wouldn’t be able to think of something from the 1850s, a decade that has faded into the background of American consciousness. Despite this, most people probably know more than they realize about this important decade in American history. If you...
Why write about Marple in the 1850s?
By Sam Pickard Today the Marple History Blog starts, “Marple in the 1850s,” a series of articles on life in Marple Township during the 1850s. While these posts will be shorter than normal for the Marple History Blog, for the next month or so, a new article in the series...