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Rankin County approves monument fund for Confederate soldiers
The Rankin County board of supervisors unanimously appropriates two thousand dollars for a Confederate soldiers monument. The piece notes local heroism under leaders like General Robert Lowry and Col. J. J. Thornton, and states the fund can be covered by higher property values without new levies. County candidates begin to declare themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Rankin County
Robert Lowry
Col. J. J. Thornton
W. B. Shelby
William H. Clarke
W. B. Easterling
P.S. Layton
Jos. M. Jayne
Rankin
Brandon