Confederate Decoration Day - Columbus, Mississippi
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N 33° 29.559 W 088° 25.820
16S E 367126 N 3706819
A Mississippi History Marker in Columbus, Mississippi
Waymark Code: WMDF5M
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2012
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Confederate Decoration Day
Began here, April 25, 1866, with first annual placing of flowers on graves of Blue and Gray. Idea originated at meeting in Twelve Gables, home of Miss Matt Morton
Date Installed:: 1957/1/1
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Historical Commission
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