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The unveiling of a stone memorial in honor of George Bancroft coincided with what would have been the Worcester-born statesman's 100th birthday. Bancroft, the secretary of the Navy during the Polk ...

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The unveiling of a stone memorial in honor of George Bancroft coincided with what would have been the Worcester-born statesman's 100th birthday. Bancroft, the secretary of the Navy during the Polk ...

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