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Chatham Ben Franklin store to close this summer: Main Street five-and-dime is last in MA
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Extinct-in-the-wild trees named after Ben Franklin will soon be planted in Old City
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Officials battling fire at Cambria County high school
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) -- Officials are responding to a fire at Bishop Carroll High School in Cambria County. The fire ...
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Holy Cow! History: Who blabbed to Ben Franklin?
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Rare, extinct-in-the-wild ‘Ben Franklin Trees’ coming to Carpenters’ Hall
Two rare, extinct-in-the-wild trees named after Founding Father Benjamin Franklin are on their way to Philadelphia’s Historic ...
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Chatham Ben Franklin store to close this summer: Main Street five-and-dime is last in MA
Today, a dress form mannequin stands behind the left door, prompting customers to use the other. "We're in quite a different generation. And they don't know what a Ben Franklin is," said Henderson.