Dedication of the Henry County,
TN Courthouse historical marker, July 21, 2012
For images of the program, click
here.
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Seated to the
speaker's right: Linda Harris, State First Vice President,
CDXVIIC; Janice Webb, DAC Chapter Historical Landmarks Chairman;
Suzanne Richter, Chapter Secretary CDXVIIC; David Webb, County
Historian; Beverly Wood, Hon. TN State President CDXVIIC; Brent Greer,
Henry County Mayor
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Seated to the
speaker's left: Joy Bland. Chapter President CDXVIIC and DAC; Pat
Boals, National Second Vice President CDXVIIC; Benita Brown, State
President CDXVIIC; Joan Harmon, State Regent, DAC; Stephanie Tayloe,
Chapter Librarian CDXVIIC and DAC; Aline Roberts Hon. State President
CDXVIIC
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Pat Boals reads greetings sent
from Jan Lockard, National President General CDXVIIC. Pat then
presented certificates from the National President General to County
Mayor Brent Greer and Chapter President Joy Bland.
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At left, Honorary National Vice
President DAC Mary Whayne Miles brings greets from the National Society
Daughters of the American Colonists; Center, State President CDXVIIC
Benita Brown brings greetings from the State Society Colonial Dames
XVII Century; Right, State Regent DAC Joan Harmon brings greetings from
the TN State Society DAC.
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At left, Honorary
President General CDXVIIC Beverly Wood presents the significance of
historical markings; Center, Henry County Historian David Webb presents
the history of the courthouse; at right, Capt. Charles Barham Chapter
CDXVIIC Secretary Suzanne Richter presents the marker.
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Attendees viewing
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the unveiling of the marker
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County Mayor Brent
Greer with Aline Roberts and Janice Webb immediately after the
unveiling of the marker
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Members of the John
Madison Chapter Colonial Dames XVII Century
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Members of the Col.
Gideon Macon Chapter TN State Society Daughters of the American
Colonists
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TN State Regent DAC
Joan Harmon (left) with Honorary TN State Regents Pat Boals, Aline
Roberts, Mary Whayne Miles, and Gail Holman
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Members of the Capt.
Charles Barham Chapter Colonial Dames XVII Centery
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County Historian
David Webb with DAC and CDXVIIC members Beverly Wood, Joy Bland, and
Pat Boals
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Betty Walton, Chapter Regent, Prudence Hall Chapter TN State
Society Daughters of the American Colonists
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Refreshments were
served in the courthouse hallway after the ceremony
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The Chancery
courtroom, adjacent to the refreshments table
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was opened to provide people a
place to sit and socialize
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The new marker in
its place with the Confederate Memorial Statue in the background
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