First Meeting of the Republican Party - Ripon, WI
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paulspaper
N 43° 50.628 W 088° 50.214
16T E 352341 N 4856164
This is the site of the first meeting of the Republican Party.
Waymark Code: WM3NWH
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 04/26/2008
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Memorial reads: "Birthplace of the Republican Party. In this school house on March 20, 1854, was held the first mass meeting in this country that definitely and positively cut loose from old parties, and advocated a new party under the name Republican."
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Date of FIRST: 03/20/1854
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