On D-Day + 74 years
Remembering a "Merci" to Alabama from the French people
Alabama’s Thank You, or “Merci” boxcar at the foot of the capitol Building in Montgomery, 1949
The Merci Train, also known as the French Gratitude Train or the Forty and Eight, included 49 boxcars filled with “gifts of gratitude”. It arrived in New York City on February 3, 1949 and was divided among the 48 states with the remaining car to be shared by the District of Columbia and Hawaii.
Read more on the Alabama Department of Archives and History page HERE.
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