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25 Top Historical Events in Alliance – New Guinea

by Alliance Historical Society | Apr 6, 2020 | Historic facts

#9. New Guinea Black Colony Around 1805, a colony of black people was located in Lexington township, one mile east of Williamsport, on the north side of the Mahoning River. This settlement comprised about two hundred people, and was made up chiefly of fugitives and...

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