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Subject: [TNCAMPBE-L] Re: Montgomery (Hugh)
Date: 30 Nov 2001 23:27:44 -0700

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It is not likely that any land was given to town (La Follete) in that period.
There was NO town then. It was simply a very sparsly populated area where the farmers grew wheat and so on.
It was known only as Big Creek Gap until early 1900's when two Men named LaFollette came and mined for ore which really opened the whole area to the outside world. The town was named for them. Their roots are in Indiana and Wisc.
Town has really not recovered as I see it since the LaFollete's left.
You may want to see you doc's. on any land left to town as I believe this is incorrect.

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