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U.S. cities and towns rich in Memorial Day tradition

Memorial Day, also known as Decoration Day, didn’t become an official federal holiday until 1971. But the holiday’s ancestry can be traced to the Civil War, when various towns began decorating fallen soldiers’ gravesites. The memorials were scattered, and the birthplace of the tradition is unclear....

 

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