That is an awesome story !! I grew up 20 miles from where Lindberg was born and raised, his house was right on the mighty Mississippi, it was always cool to go to where he played as a kid and see a lot of his stuff. In the 1990s a class did an escavation project down by the river and found marbles and toys that were dated to most likely being things Lindberg played with as a kid, the coolest thing was a little civil war soldier. Being in the middle of nowhere was nice to know someone who escaped the midwest and traveled the world. 17 miles the other direction born and raised was Sinclair Lewis, was fun to play sports againts the Flyers and Mainstreeters growing up ! And of course from 30 miles north my favorite Chief Bender !!
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