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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Concordia Tour April 2008

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The Border Heritage Center staff recently took a walk through history at the Concordia Cemetery. Concordia is important to genealogy and to the history of the El Paso region.
Photos courtesy of Terri Grant.






John Wesley Hardin's Final Resting Place and a close up. The grave is caged in because of vandalism.





























African Americans have fought in military conflicts since colonial days. However, the Buffalo Soldiers, comprised of former slaves, freemen and Black Civil War soldiers, were the first to serve during peacetime. buffalosoldiers.com







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