Article: Peter Jorgensen, 68; devoted to news, fire safety, and Civil War history

Dying from cancer this summer, former Boston community newspaper publisher and Civil War munitions buff C. Peter Jorgensen built a cemetery on his land in tiny Tunbridge, Vt., and erected a granite monument to his life and ideas.

"March not to another's beat. Get your own drum," Mr. Jorgensen declared on the 8-foot monument, listing his career highlights, his attendance at eight White House receptions with three presidents, and his self- proclaimed role as defender of "The People's US Constitutional Rights."

Mr. Jorgensen, who owned the Arlington Advocate for almost 20 years and was one of the organizers of the Boston Pops' Fourth of July extravaganza on the Esplanade, died Sept. 25 at his ...

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