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rapides parish, louisiana court house
701 murray streetalexandria
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confederate soldiers memorial erected in 1914 by the thomas overton moore chapter, daughters of the confederacy
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hi-res snap of the dedication inscription which reads:DEDICATED TO THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS OF RAPIDES PARISH.
THEIR MEMORY IS ENSHRINED IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE RECORD OF THEIR SUBLIME SELF-SACRIFICE AND UNDYING DEVOTION TO DUTY, IN THE SERVICE OF THE SOUTHLAND IS THE PROUD HERITAGE OF A LOYAL POSTERITY.
ERECTED BY THE THOMAS OVERTON MOORE CHAPTER, DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY, ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA. ANNO DOMINI 1914.
"FAITHFUL TO OUR FALLEN HEROES."
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