by Leisa McCracken | Jan 11, 2024
Thursday January 25th, 2024 * 2:00 PM The Franklin County Historical Society will host its January at Grove Family Library, Chambersburg. Sue Burkey, board member and historian will speak on Alexander McClure. McClure was an American politician, newspaper editor, and...
by Janet Pollard | Apr 21, 2018 | History
Alexander K. McClure was active in the Republican party, campaigning and supporting Abraham Lincoln. In addition, McClure was an attorney and editor of the local newspaper, Franklin Repository. He was an outspoken critic of the Confederacy and escaped retaliation on...