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Franklin Pierce Bicentennial view detail comment email this

This site from 2004 commemorates the bicentennial of the birth of Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), the 14th U.S. president. Includes biographical material, brief discussions by historians and scholars about why we should remember Pierce, and a description of sites along New Hampshire Route 9 (also known as the "Franklin Pierce Highway" because it traces Pierce's life). From a group of cultural institutions in New Hampshire, birthplace of Pierce.
http://www.franklinpierce.ws/
Topics: Presidents by Name
Last updated Nov 21, 2007


The Franklin Pierce Homestead view detail comment email this

Website for the Hillsborough, New Hampshire, childhood home of the 14th U.S. president (1853-1857). Features images of this historic site and brief background about Pierce, who was a friend of Nathaniel Hawthorne, and whose son was "killed before his parents' eyes in a train accident" while they were on their way to Washington, D.C.
http://www.franklinpierce.ws/homestead/contents.html
Topics: Presidents by Name
Last updated Oct 23, 2007


The Franklin Pierce Pages view detail comment email this

This amusing site about 14th president Franklin Pierce bills itself as "a moving tribute to America's most obscure (and best looking) president." Includes nifty facts about Pierce, a description of events during Pierce's term of office (1853-1857), and a discussion of Pierce's involvement in allowing the first Jewish synagogue in Washington, D.C. Also includes a quiz. From a group of enthusiasts.
http://www.mindspring.com/~dbholzel/pierce/pierce.html
Topics: Presidents by Name
Last updated Nov 14, 2007




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