In this episode I explore the writings of James Pender from 1915, where he looks back at the early days of Benton Harbor, Michigan, including the stories of the wreck of the Hippocampus in 1863, peach production, mail delivery, schools, the first big social engagement that set the town talking and horse races among many other tales.

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