by Janet Pollard | Mar 31, 2022 | Blog
The new tribute to Thaddeus Stevens is a bronze statue called Men in Pursuit of Justice Must Never Despair. It is a quote of Stevens. The statue shows 6-ft. tall Stevens’ clutching a copy of the 14th Amendment, one of his greatest achievements. The base of the... by Janet Pollard | Aug 2, 2021 | Blog
“Equality of man before his Creator” August 2021 By Ross Hetrick “My lifelong regret is that I lived so long and so uselessly,” Thaddeus Stevens said shortly before he died on August 11, 1868 at the age of 76. It was an incredibly ironic false...
by Janet Pollard | Apr 14, 2020 | Blog
The Cumberland Valley impressed Thaddeus Stevens, reminding him of the rural beauty of Danville, Vermont, where he was born in 1792. Later, when Stevens purchased land to begin an ironworks, he called it Caledonia because it reminded him of his boyhood home. As a...
by Janet Pollard | Sep 9, 2019 | Blog
The Thaddeus Stevens Society has contracted with Alex Paul Loza of Chattanooga, TN to sculpt a statue of Thaddeus Stevens, one of the greatest statesmen in United States history. Stevens, who lived from 1792 to 1868, was the most powerful congressman during and after...
by Janet Pollard | Aug 14, 2019 | Blog
Franklin County Visitors Bureau invites the public to explore South Mountain in Stories of the Mountain Tour on August 24, 9 AM to 4:30 PM. South Mountain holds centuries of history and lore. The mountain forests fed the iron ore industry, sheltered escaping enslaved,...