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Upton Gwynn Wilson in a rolling bed has his picture taken with a stack of books from the Rockingham County bookmobile. Upton, as a young man in 1912, was shot by a cook he had just dismissed. The bullet lodged in Upton’s spine leaving him bedridden for the remainder of his life. He studied journalism through an extension program and became successful. More on Upton may be found in "The Heritage of Rockingham County" book.

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