MONROE UNION COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 1921 |
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Marshall Foch at Monroe, N.C., Dec. 9, 1921. Ex-Governor Walter Bickett, native of Monroe, seated; Governor Cameron Morrison, standing; Marshall Foch standing on the East balcony of the Union County Courthouse. Marshall Foch was the Commander-In-Chief of the Allied Forces in World War I. This was his only stop in N.C. while on his American tour, and people came from near and far to hear him. There was a parade, many speeches, and a dinner held in his honor. |
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