Inauguration of Jefferson Davis, Dexter Avenue Monument (Montgomery, Alabama)
Confederate
Monument type:
Stone - carved
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Dedication Date:
1942-01-01
Address:
Montgomery
Montgomery
Alabama
USA
Inscription:
DEXTER AVENUE
Formerly Market Street
This street was named to honor
Andrew Dexter
one of the founders of Montgomery
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Along this street moved
the inaugural parade
of
Jefferson Davis
when he took the oath of office
as
President of the Confederate
States of America
February 18, 1861
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Dixie
was played as a band arrangement
for the first time on this occasion.
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Placed by by Sophie Bibb Chapter, U.D.C.
April 26, 1942"
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
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Indigenous Land
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