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Don Hakenson, tour guide for the Franconia Bus Tour, explains the history and significance of many of the headstones in the cemetery behind the Sharon Chapel. This memorial commemorates the deaths of two young boys who were killed in a grenade explosion. The boys, aged ten and six at the time of their deaths, were the sons of Samuel and Frances Pulman. The Pulman Family, a very famous family, owned a store on Telegraph Road called the Pulman Store.

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A Photo Tour of Springfield Landmarks

Local history in words and pictures.

There is history in our own backyard. While Washington, D.C. is only a few metro stops away, the Franconia Museum in Springfield, though small, offers a taste of local history that visitors are sure to remember.

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