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There it was, there it is, the place where during the best time of our lives friendship had its home and happiness its headquarters.

Wallace Stegner

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Wallace Stegner
Age: 84 †
Born: 1909
Born: February 18
Died: 1993
Died: April 13
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Environmentalist
Historian
Naturalist
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Lake Mills
Iowa
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Friendship
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