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| | CCMF: 75th Anniversary: "Vermont is a State I Love" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20) |
 | | Before the flood of 1927, towns were responsible financially for repairs to bridges and roads; after the flood, the state became more centralized and responsible fiscally (passing an $8.5 million bond issue). |
 | | As Vermont Governor Weeks said, in November of 1927, “Bridges and highways are no longer built and maintained principally for the good and convenience of the people of the town where they are located, but for the good and convenience of the people of our entire State.” (Hand, p. |
 | | Calvin Coolidge, himself, had a surprise for the nation in the summer of 1927, he did not choose to run for president in 1928. |
| www.calvin-coolidge.org /flood/pages/why.html (2567 words) |
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