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2 unusual facts about Richard Russell Waldron


Richard Russell Waldron

Before that romance flourished, "it seems Julia and sister Margaret often went dancing and that Julia's date sometimes was naval officer Richard R. Waldron, 23, who had been a member of the Pacific explorations of Wilkes. Julia considered him too "boyish".

It is difficult to sort out which Waldron brother lent his name to the island, but Cape Waldron was named after Richard Russell Waldron.



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