Confederate statue is 100 years old today

by KEN MCCLURE

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On Oct. 31, 1907, a crowd estimated in the thousands, gathered at the Cherokee County Courthouse in Rusk for the unveiling and dedication of a statue honoring Confederate war heroes.

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