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Elisha Baxter served as governor of Arkansas from 1873 to 1874, was a Union colonel in the Civil War, and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1864 but was not seated. His birthplace stood 4 1/2 miles S.E.
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Forest City, North Carolina · United States
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The Charters of Freedom
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Gilbert Town Historic District
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The North Carolina Gold Rush / Christopher Bechtler Joins the North Carolina Gold Rush
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On the Trail of Gold
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The Mystery Tunnel: Was This Christopher Bechtler's Gold Mine?
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Making Millions: The Bechtler Mint Site / Sharing the Bechtler Story & Other Great Tales
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