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Carbondale's Memorial Day 1866 First Community Observance
The article details Carbondale's April 29 1866 Memorial Day at Woodlawn Cemetery the first community wide observance led by veterans and highlighted by General John A Logan's tribute. It notes earlier Crab Orchard Church origins and the ensuing Memorial Day pattern defining civic ceremonies nationwide.
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Carbondale
Woodlawn
America
James Green
John A. Logan
Sexton
Crab Orchard Christian Church
Hiller
Crowell
Wiseman
Winchester
Little Cemetery
Country Church
Methodist Church
Col. Ingersoll
Marshall
Woodlawn Cemetery
Logan
Union
Green
Grand Army of the Republic