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War Memorial Monument is dedicated at the Henry County Courthouse

War Memorial Monument is dedicated at the Henry County Courthouse 1985
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About 400 people attended the dedication on November 10, 1985, of a memorial honoring local war dead.
The Martinsville and Henry County War Memorial was dedicated on November 10, 1985, the day before Veterans Day, in front of about 400 people at the Henry County Courthouse. The Board of Supervisors had approved it in January 1985, and Mount Airy Memorials built it under a $49,729 contract.

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