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Confederate Memorial Day State Historical Marker
Located on Railroad St. in Kingston, Ga. 34.236524°N, 84.945589°W CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY
First Decoration, or Memorial Day, was observed
in Kingston in late April of 1865, and has been a continuous observance here
since that day, the only such record held by any community in this Nation.
The first Memorial, or Decoration Day, was observed while Federals still
occupied this town, flowers being placed on both Confederate and Federal
graves that day. Much credit is due the Dardens and other patriotic citizens
of this town for their untiring efforts to keep alive memories of the gallant
Confederates -- greatest fighting men of all time.
008-39 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956
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