There are more than 150 Monuments to North Carolina's
Confederate soldiers. The Granville County monument was dedicated on October
20, 1909, with North Carolina governor William W. Kitchin speaking. The
monument was raised by the Granville Grays Chapter of the United daughters of
the Confederacy. One witness to the day of dedication wrote that "the line
of march [by the old soldiers] was flanked by thousands of beautiful women and
handsome men, and as many of God's sweetest smile - numberless happy-faced
children. None were more attractive, none presented a finer appearance than the
several hundred orphans under the guardianship of the Masons of North
Carolina." The monument originally sat in the middle of the street but was
later relocated in front of the library.
This photograph was taken in June 2012.
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