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Captain Paul Boyton, Coney Island Pioneer by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the Fearless Frogman, Paul Boyton (1848-1924), showman, daredevil, and one of the early founders of the Coney Island amusement district. Boyton served in the navy as a teenager in the Civil War, then became a mercenary for Mexico and France, and later one of the early founders of what was […]

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 7:58am on June 29, 2013 ☆ ⚑

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