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Civil War Lecture

Did you know that it was a 151 years ago when the Civil War began between the North and the South?Come hear Capt. Mark Adler of the Company H 119th Volunteers Historical Association talk about his time in the Civil War with an infantry group comprised of men from our area, including two who are buried at the Old Sand Hole Cemetery (Rockville Cemetery) border of Lynbrook & Rockville Centre.  Company H 119th Volunteers fought in Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, then went west to Tennessee, back to Georgia and then made their way up north through the Carolinas.  The Historical Society of East Rockaway and Lynbrook is hosting this event. Please join us! 

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