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Gatherings and Woodlawn Cemetery

Monroe St, Fairmont, WV 26554, USA
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Julia Pierpont

Julia Pierpont Day

Gatherings and Woodlawn Cemetery Monroe St, Fairmont, WV 26554, USA, Fairmont

The Saturday before Memorial Day has been named by West Virginia, Marion County and the City of Fairmont as Julia Pierpont Day! She is credited for having inspired Decoration Day - renamed Memorial Day in 1882. From Julia’s daughter’s book “Recollections of War and Peace” 1861 -1868 Anna wrote, “My thoughts fly back to brave,... View Article