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In 1911 the state of New York erected a granite monument to honor its troops who died in Andersonville prison. Large monuments were in fashion at the time and were built on a scale meant to symbolize the prisoners' enormous sacrifice. There are twelve monuments in this cemetery and eleven at the nearby prison site, each with a unique design. Because so little remains of the historic prison, the monuments form a prominent part of the Andersonville landscape. In 1896 the Women's Relief Corps acquired the prison site, erected the pavilion at Providence Spring, and encouraged states to build memorials.
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