101 - Edla Stack - St. Joseph Cemetery - Moorhead, MN
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Centenarian Edla Stack is laid to rest in St. Joseph Cemetery in Moorhead
Waymark Code: WM11JCJ
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2019
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The final resting place of Edla Stack is at the north side of St. Joseph Cemetery. Entrance to the cemetery is on the south side, along CR18.
Dates of birth and death:
March 30, 1870-Nov. 1, 1971
Text on Edla's headstone:
Edla 1870-1971
A Stack family marker is in front of Edla's horizontal headstone.
Some historical events that occurred during Edla's time on earth:
1870: The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving blacks the right to vote, is ratified.
1880: Wabash, Indiana becomes the first electrically lit city in the world.
1890: Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days.
1900: In France, the length of a legal workday for women and children is limited to 11 hours.
1910: William D. Boyce founds the Boy Scouts of America.
1920: An 8.6 Richter scale Haiyuan earthquake causes a landslide in Gansu Province, China, killing 180,000.
1930: Warner Bros. in the United States release their first cartoon series, called Looney Tunes, which runs until 1969.
1940: The very first McDonald's restaurant opens in San Bernardino, California.
1950: The game show Truth or Consequences debuts on television in the United States.
1960: Elvis Presley returns home from Germany to the United States, after being away on military duty for 2 years.
1971: Apollo 14 lands on the Moon.
Location of Headstone: St Joseph Cemetery
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