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Photos courtesy of Greig Chauvin
The Liberty Bell visited Morgan City by rail in 1915 on its way to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. The photos with this story have been colorized.
Morgan City residents celebrated the end of World War I by parading with this enormous American flag banner, created by Charles Sumner Gray.
Mayor M.D. Shannon declared a holiday to celebrate the end of World War II. Morgan City businesses closed at noon, and a parade marked the occasion.
Former President Ulysses S. Grant came to Morgan City on this steamship, the Harlan, owned by the city’s namesake, Charles Morgan.
Sacred Heart Academy welcome home servicemen at the end of World War I.
Morgan City children marched through the streets carrying flags to view the Liberty Bell and, along with 5,000 residents, sang “America the Beautiful” as it passed through.
This photo of Berenice, Morgan City’s second fire engine, shows the city’s patriotic spirit.
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Fête-Dieu du Teche procession set for Saturday
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