#OnThisDay 20Dec1824 METCALF defeats Captain PARKER in a pedestrian running match of 1/4 mile (400m) for £1000 at #Sunbury Common. METCALF won 54 1/2sec to Captain Parker’s 55 1/2sec.
‘The Captain was attended by Harry Holt, who occasionally sparred and walked with him’
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Coastal Georgia Fortifications: Fort Morris in Sunbury #History #MilitaryHistory #Georgia #GeorgiaHistory #USHistory #Fort #FortMorris #Sunbury #SunburyGA #AmericanRevolution #Warof1812 https://coastalgeorgiaradio.com/2022/12/12/coastal-georgia-fortifications-fort-morris-in-sunbury/
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