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Orabelle Edgar 1920 - 1987

Orabelle Edgar of Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois was born on November 16, 1920, and died at age 66 years old in February 1987.
Orabelle Edgar
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois 61401
November 16, 1920
February 1987
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    1920

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    November 16, 1920
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  • 02/dd
    1987

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    February 1987
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    Orabelle Edgar lived 7 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 66.
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In 1920, in the year that Orabelle Edgar was born, speakeasies replaced saloons as the center of social activity. After the 18th Amendment was ratified and selling alcohol became illegal, saloons closed and speakeasies took their place. Speakeasies, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors". There were a lot of them and they were very popular. And where saloons often prohibited women, they were encouraged at speakeasies because of the added profits.
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In 1937, this person was 17 years old when on May 28th, the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge opened to cars. Taking 5 years to build, the 4,200-foot-long suspension bridge was an engineering marvel of its time - 11 men died during construction. The "international orange" color was chosen because it resisted rust and fading. To the present, it is the symbol of the City that is known throughout the world.
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