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Local Legends

Black and white portait of Walter “Smokey” Alston in a baseball cap

Local Legends: Smokey and the pennant

Legendary baseball manager Walter "Smokey" Alston made his home in Darrtown. His family had roots across Butler County.

Black and white portrait photo of John Jones in a suit

Local Legends: Freedom and glory

For decades during the 19th century, the Jones family of Butler County helped fugitive slaves escape prosecution on the Underground Railroad and fought for the freedom of all during the Civil War.

A black and white portrait of Daisy McCullough

Local Legends: The hospital sisters

Oxford's primary hospital bears the name of a pair of sisters who used their wealth to fund its construction.

Black and white photo of Second Lieutenant Richard A. Kersting in military uniform

Local Legends: Oxford's 'Sergeant York'

The nation remembered the 80th anniversary of D-Day this summer. Second Lieutenant Richard A. Kersting of Oxford landed on Omaha beach days after the battle and died in combat later in the summer of 1944.