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Did you know... that all the residents of Wallacepur, a village in the Indian state of
Gujarat, are Christian?
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...New enough, no copyvio issues, interesting, hook in article and followed by inline citation with hook fact. It appears slightly short of 1500 characters and need QPQ. @
Nizil Shah: Shame to let this go. Ping me when expanded a little more. FYI...I came across
this recently ... interesting.
Whispyhistory (
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20:08, 29 December 2019 (UTC)reply
Thanks...QPQ done, expanded. Please check through text...eg article says "About 1869, Wallacepur was founded"...but...reference says Wallacepur is believed to have been established ... around 1840.
[1]Whispyhistory (
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15:15, 30 December 2019 (UTC)reply
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Whispyhistory: News sources mention that it was founded in 1840 by Rev. Wallace but it is not true. The more reliable information is noted in Indian Missionary Directory (pp. 183-185) source. So I have changed it to about 1869, ... by William Beatty ... named after James Wallace. The christian mission in Ghogha itself was founded in 1844 so it is unlikely that the village was founded in 1840. News sources also says that nothing is known about Wallace but Indian Missionary Directory has the short information about his life and career. I think news reporter has not bothered much to research about the village history. Regards,-
Nizil (
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14:33, 3 January 2020 (UTC)reply
News sources mention that it was founded in 1840 by Rev. Wallace but it is not true. The more reliable information is noted in Indian Missionary Directory (pp. 183-185) source. So I have changed it to about 1869, ... by William Beatty ... named after James Wallace. The christian mission in Ghogha itself was founded in 1844 so it is unlikely that the village was founded in 1840. News sources also says that nothing is known about Wallace but Indian Missionary Directory has the short information about his life and career. I think news reporter has not bothered much to research about the village history. -
Nizil (
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14:36, 3 January 2020 (UTC)reply