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| | Columbus Delano -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | At the age of eight, Columbus Delano's family moved to Mount Vernon in (Click link for more info and facts about Knox County, Ohio) Knox County, Ohio, a place he would call home for the rest of his life. |
 | | He served in that position until November 1, 1870 when President (18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)) Ulysses S. Grant appointed him Secretary of the Interior. |
 | | During his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, the town of (Click link for more info and facts about Delano, California) Delano, California, founded on July 14, 1873, was named in his honor. |
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