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Preserving & Updating Concord’s Civil War Monument

September 15, 2022
Beth van Duzer
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The focal point of Concord’s historic Monument Square is the Civil War Monument. A bronze plaque on the obelisk honors the names of 48 local men who lost their lives in the Civil War; however, 49 Concord men paid the ultimate price. Private George Washington Dugan’s name is missing.


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