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'A Confederate Decoration Day procession in 1908. Picture from the original glass plate negative by M. Alexander. Until after World War I Decoration Day in Moorefield was always held on June 6th every year. Flowers and wreaths were always prepared by Daughters of the Confederacy. Appropriate services were held at Inskeep Hall with addresses by invited speakers and a procession then proceeded to the cemetery where further services were held and graves decorated, children carrying the wreaths and flowers. When the custom was discontinued most of the ceremony was also discontinued.'

Confederate Decoration Day, Moorefield, Hardy County, W. Va.

Identifier:
012911
Title:
Confederate Decoration Day, Moorefield, Hardy County, W. Va.
Date:
1908/06/10
Description:
'A Confederate Decoration Day procession in 1908. Picture from the original glass plate negative by M. Alexander. Until after World War I Decoration Day in Moorefield was always held on June 6th every year. Flowers and wreaths were always prepared by Daughters of the Confederacy. Appropriate services were held at Inskeep Hall with addresses by invited speakers and a procession then proceeded to the cemetery where further services were held and graves decorated, children carrying the wreaths and flowers. When the custom was discontinued most of the ceremony was also discontinued.'
Subjects:
Memorials--West Virginia--Moorefield., Counties--Hardy--Scenes and Views., Confederate Memorial Day.
Acquisition Source:
McWhorter, Mrs. Boyd
Acquisition Method:
Loan
Medium:
print
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView