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The Grand Army Of The Republic – 1912 Celebration In Berlin

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The GAR of former soldiers and sailors was organized in 1866 to strengthen their bonds of comradeship. Between 1884 and 1885 Berlin veterans formed #511 Post Tappen which began commemorating Decoration Day. This became the root of Berlin's Memorial Day Celebration. Here the crowd begins to gather for Memorial Day in 1912 in front of the Taconic Inn (better known as the Colonial Inn) on Main Street in Berlin. The procession returned to the Inn where they heard Howard Tracy read Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Photo from the Rensselaer County Historical Society.
The GAR of former soldiers and sailors was organized in 1866 to strengthen their bonds of comradeship. Between 1884 and 1885 Berlin veterans formed #511 Post Tappen which began commemorating Decoration Day. This became the root of Berlin’s Memorial Day Celebration. Here the crowd begins to gather for Memorial Day in 1912 in front of the Taconic Inn (better known as the Colonial Inn) on Main Street in Berlin. The procession returned to the Inn where they heard Howard Tracy read Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Photo from the Rensselaer County Historical Society.

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