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Frank Lenoir – Georgetown merchant killed in Naiad mine fall

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Frank Lenoir was a Georgetown merchant and member of Stevens, Gardner & Co. who died after falling 75 feet down the Naiad mine in early February 1888 [1][2].

Frank Lenoir, a member of the mercantile firm Stevens, Gardner & Co. in Georgetown, was killed on Wednesday, February 1, 1888, when he fell 75 feet down the Naiad mine [1][2]. His neck was broken in the incident [1][2]. Pheby [1][2].

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  1. Frank Lenoir, a member of the mercantile… (1888)
    Frank Lenoir, a member of the mercantile firm of Stevens, Gardner & Co., Georgetown, was killed by being precipitated 75 feet down the Naiad mine, Wednesday. His neck was broken. Deceased was a brother-in-law of T
  2. “You see that limb,” said Mr… (1888) · details
    k off his babbit metail as silver retort, and ap- proaching the judge, offered it to him. It did not look exactly right, and the judge, who was paying about $1 per ounce for good clean re- tort, informed
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