Word: spotsylvania
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Dates: during 1928-1928
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...President Coolidge went into Virginia, dedicated with a speech the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battle Fields Memorial. He recited the history of Virginia's famed sons beginning with Nathaniel Bacon. Patrick Henry, George Washington. He lauded the courage of General Robert E. Lee. And then: "The main reason why we can .all join in the movement to commemorate the deeds of immortal valor which marked these battlefields is because we all realize that out of a common expiation our common country has been greatly blessed. . . . The growth which our country has made since 1860 and the benefits which...