Re-dedication of Ringgold County Civil War Monument, 2014

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Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 9/12/2014 at 17:35:41

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Rededication of monument

A Civil War commenorative organization has announced a local event in observance of the sesquicentennial of the America Civil War.

The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will hold a rededication ceremony at the Civil War monument located on the northeast corner of the Ringgold County courthouse square.

The free event is set for Saturday, September 27 at 1:30 p.m.

NOTE: Mrs. B. M. LESAN noted in her 1937 book, Early History of Ringgold County: 1844 - 1937,
page 65, "On August 6, 1917, a contract was awarded to James SALTER of Bedford, Iowa, for the making of the monument of Victoria granite for the sum of $5,772. It was finished and accepted and paid for on June 4, 1918, and unveiled and dedicated July 4, 1918."

Photograph courtesy of Mount Ayr Record-News

Transcription & Note by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2014

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