Born in 1832, in 1858 she organized Mothers' Day Work Clubs in Taylor County to improve sanitation and public health. After the Civil War began, Jarvis united women on both sides of the conflict to care for the sick and wounded. Postwar, she . . . — — Map (db m160691) HM
Anna Jarvis was born here, 5-1-1864. Through her efforts President Wilson designated in 1914 the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. She died 11-24-1948 and was buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. — — Map (db m74918) HM
On June 22, 1861, Webster pulsed with activity. Trains brought thousands of Union soldiers to the Northwestern Virginia Railroad station across the street. Shouted orders filled the air, and
telegraph wires hummed with news.
Ohio and . . . — — Map (db m305973) HM
