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Phantly Roy Bean Jr. (c. 1825 – March 16, 1903) was an American saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas, who called himself "The Only Law West of the Pecos". According to legend, he held court in his saloon along the Rio Grande on a desolate stretch of the Chihuahuan Desert of southwest Texas.
In 1851, the park was expanded and named for Georgia Governor John Forsyth. [2] By 1853, all original planned wards of Savannah were occupied. A large 18.9 acre Parade Ground was added south end of the park and sold to the Military Captains Association officially in 1859. Two ordinances, one in 1914 and the other in 1923, affirm this.
English: Photograph of Phantly Roy Bean, Jr. (c. 1825 – March 16, 1903) was an eccentric U.S. saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas,
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The monument was completed by the fall of 1874 and shipped from Canada to Savannah via a British schooner to avoid transporting the monument through northern states. [8] [9] The ship arrived in Savannah on December 25, 1874, but an issue with customs caused a delay in the transportation of the monument to the park. [8]
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Colonial Park Cemetery (locally and informally known as Colonial Cemetery; historically known as the Old Cemetery [1]) is an 18th- and early 19th-century burial ground located in downtown Savannah, Georgia. It became a city park in 1896, [2] 43 years after burials in the cemetery ceased, [3] and is open to visitors. The cemetery was established ...
On Saturday morning, Savannah city officials and Savannah Fire honored the 29 firefighters who have given their lives in the line of duty in Chatham County.