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Warsaw, North Carolina is a pleasant and productive
community nestled in amongst the undulating green fields
and woods of the southeastern part of the state. Yet
despite it s quite rural disposition, Warsaw is neither
isolated nor behind the times. In fact, it is intersected
by three prominent highways (US 117, NC 24 and 50),
and is served by the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad and
two exits on Interstate 40.
In 1838, the present day town of Warsaw was laid out
into lots along a new rail line that ran from Wilmington
to Weldon, North Carolina. The are was then know as
Duplin Depot, but the name was shortly thereafter changed
to Mooresville. During the same year, a merchant named
Thaddeus Love moved to town to be the stationmaster
of the Duplin Depot. At the time, a biography of a Polish
national hero, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, was extremely
popular. The Joane Porter book, entitled Thaddeus of
Warsaw, furnished Thaddeus Love a catchy nickname. In
fact, Love's nickname was so appealing, that by 1847,
the community was already known in legal circles as
"Warsaw Depot." When the town was incorporated
in 1855, the community was officially designated as
Warsaw |
 History
Of Veterans Day
Americas World War One allies, England and France,
began the tradition that has become so much a part of
the nation's heritage. Two years after the war ended
on November 11, 1918, those two countries began recognizing
the sacrifices made in the war by honoring its unknown
victimms. In 1926 the United States Congess followed
by officially dubbing November 11th as Armistive Day,
However, it was not until 1938 (the twentieth anniversary
of the Armistice) that November 11th became a legal
national holiday with the passage of Public Law 510.
For several years on November 11th, Americans had gathered
to remember all who have served on active duty in the
armed forces of the united States. Prior to 1942, "Armistice
Day" was an appropriate name for a holiday intended
to commemorate the contributions of the vast majority
of all living veterans. However, World War II and then
the Korean Conflict added a whole new generation of
vetrans deserving of national recognition. On June 1,
1954, Congress changed the name of the holiday from
"Armistice Day" to "Veterans Day"
in order to better represent "all who have served,"
Later, lawmakers again voted to change the observance
of the holiday by moving the celebration from November
11th to the fourth Monday in October. The passage of
Public Law 90-353 into law on June 23, 1968 infuriated
veterans because of Congress' apparent disregard for
the purpose and symbolism of November 11th as Veterans'
Day. Congress finally took notice and retored the holiday
to its rightful place on America's calenday of historical
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