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A. Mitchell Palmer (1872-1936)

Monroe County · dedicated 2007 · west entrance of courthouse at 7th & Monroe Sts., Stroudsburg

US Congressman, 1909- 1915, US Attorney General, 1919-1921, and contender for Democratic presidential nomination, 1920. As Attorney General, led "Palmer Raids" during the "Red Scare," prosecuting those suspected of being anti-American. He practiced law in Stroudsburg.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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