Military memorial dedicated as sacred place (2024)

  • By JULE HUBBARDWILKES JOURNAL-PATRIOT STAFF
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Wilkesboro Mayor Dale Isom spoke about the importance of special places for reflection when Mountain Park Cemetery’s new Mountain Park Military Memorial was dedicated Sunday.

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