Footprints of Fayette

By News Staff on Tuesday, January 5, 2021

A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical Commission and Fayette County Judge’s Office

  • The dedication of the new tomb for the victims of the Dawson Massacre and Mier Expedition on Sept. 18, 1933. Photo Courtesy Of Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives
    The dedication of the new tomb for the victims of the Dawson Massacre and Mier Expedition on Sept. 18, 1933. Photo Courtesy Of Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives
The Fayette County History Walk, Part 5 By Kathy Carter, Carolyn Heinsohn & Rox Ann Johnson The Fayette County History Walk tiles 51 through 60, on the perimeter of the Courthouse lawn in La Grange, covers the period 1931 to 2005. 51.  In 1931 The Monument Hill Memorial Association organized to provide a new vault, acquire additional land, and ask the legislature to…

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