Editor’s note: While searching through The Leader’s archives recently we found the original story published when the county’s Confederate monument was unveiled on the square. Dated May 29, 1895, the paper included an illustration of the monument and more than 2,600 words about the event. The story appears below, unedited and in its entirety, with the purpose of providing more … [Read more...] about In 1895, the Confederate monument in Covington was unveiled – here’s the story of how it came to be
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An Atoka veteran operates a military history museum near the county line
Our nation’s military has been protecting its shores since the Continental Army was organized on June 14, 1775. Since that time, a tremendous amount of military history, including artifacts, has been generated and saved, tucked and kept safe in well-known national museums like the World War II Museum in New Orleans or the National WWI Museum in Kansas City, Mo., or even little … [Read more...] about An Atoka veteran operates a military history museum near the county line
