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On the night of September 28, 1879, in a farmhouse along the road of Little Prairie Ronde in Decatur, Michigan, [1] Mr. and Mrs. Morris retired to bed at about 8:30. The only other person in the house was their employee, Jennie Bull. [2]
Wentbridge was unusual in that it had parts in three different civil parishes: the entire portion of the village to the north of the river, including the village church, was within the parish of Darrington, whilst south of the river, that part of the village on the west side of the B6474 road was within Thorpe Audlin parish, with buildings on the road's eastern side formerly in North Elmsall ...
The first clear reference to "rhymes of Robin Hood" is from the alliterative poem Piers Plowman, thought to have been composed in the 1370s, followed shortly afterwards by a quotation of a later common proverb, [5] "many men speak of Robin Hood and never shot his bow", [6] in Friar Daw's Reply (c. 1402) [7] and a complaint in Dives and Pauper ...
Stone and inscription. The monument known as Robin Hood's Grave is located in a privately owned woodland, 650 metres from the gatehouse of the former Kirklees Priory. This gatehouse, which is still standing, is where Robin Hood is thought to have been staying at the time of his death. [4] The epitaph on the monument reads: [5]
A 1906 cadastral map of Decatur Township, showing property lines and names of rural landowners. Decatur Township is a civil township of Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,575 at the 2020 census. [4] The village of Decatur is located within the township.
Decatur is a village in Van Buren County, Michigan, United States. The population was 1,819 at the 2010 census . The village is located within Decatur Township .
McLeod became the first postmaster in December 1879. The name, French for "place of rest", was given by early French settlers because it was believed that Father Jacques Marquette used the harbor as the first step on his trip down Lake Michigan from St. Ignace. [8] A historical marker commemorating the fishing village was erected in 1986. [11]