Known as Hod by his many friends, Nelson grew up in Palermo, a small country town twenty miles from Waterville, Maine. Hod’s father, Benjamin ran a country store. Little is known of Hod’s developmental years. Historical documents indicate that Hod attended public school and his family attended the Baptist Church in town of China. It was through…
Charles Horace Nelson (1843 to 1915) A Story of Fame & Glory — Disgrace & Redemption By delaying his admission of guilt, Nelson set off on a course that allowed his stallion to make history. It was the series of races in September and October of 1890 that Nelson and his horse set the world’s stallion record…
Charles Horace Nelson (1843 to 1915) A Story of Fame & Glory — Disgrace & Redemption Copyright 2011 Lost trotting Parks heritage Center Stephen D. Thompson
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