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Behind the walls of Texas' first mansion
On Feb. 4, 1896, three days after her drunk of a husband threatened her with a butcher knife, Matilda Brown Sweeney moved back home to Ashton Villa where she spent the rest of her life. The story of ...
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Tropical downpours won't stop annual Juneteenth celebration at Ashton Villa in Galveston
Ashton Villa is also home to a 9-foot tall bronze ... a comedian organizing a Juneteenth comedy festival in Galveston, Texas for the second straight year. "You know how at Christmas people will ...
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Haile: Behind the walls of Texas’ first mansion
On Feb. 4, 1896, three days after her drunk of a husband threatened her with a butcher knife, Matilda Brown Sweeney moved back home to Ashton Villa, where she spent ...