National Soldiers Home - Photos Vol.1
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Over
1,000 workers were employed during the 3-year initial construction
period for the Mountain Branch of the National Soldiers Home. Walter Brownlow
was appointed to the Soldiers
Home System Board of Managers in 1902, the Board that governed the
entire national program. As one of the most powerful members of Congress
from the South and serving on the Board of Managers as well, Walter
P. Brownlow was in a unique position of influence to oversee
the development of his most important project. |
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