Ask Geoffrey: Historical Markers That Don’t Hit the Mark
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Geoffrey Baer has the backstory on some plates that mark historical spots in Chicago.
History buffs are big fans of historical markers, those often-overlooked plaques that tell the tales of site-specific events from years past. Our own resident history buff Geoffrey Baer tells us about some historical markers around Chicago that don’t quite hit the mark.
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Ask Geoffrey: Historical Markers That Don’t Hit the Mark
Clip: 5/7/2020 | 7m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
History buffs are big fans of historical markers, those often-overlooked plaques that tell the tales of site-specific events from years past. Our own resident history buff Geoffrey Baer tells us about some historical markers around Chicago that don’t quite hit the mark.
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