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College student compiles unique grave markers in interactive website
A student from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia has taken an interest in an often forgotten aspect of history – West Virginia and Virginia history to be precise. They are ...
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Tampa officials to unveil marker for once forgotten African American cemetery
On a banner hung from a chain link fence in Robles Park are the names of those buried in what is believed to be Tampa’s oldest African American cemetery, Zion Cemetery ...
Cemetery for Dallas' Black pioneers finally gets historical marker, landmark designation
In a cemetery tucked away in Far North Dallas, surrounded on all sides by apartment buildings, a group of about 50 gathered in the chilly Saturday morning air. They had come to see the unveiling of a ...
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City of Decatur creates GIS marker program for historically Black cemetery
The commission gave the City of Decatur the grant to help them establish a GIS marker program for the Magnolia-Sykes Cemetery. The program will allow people to search for grave markers online.
Washington County’s history uncovered one gravestone at a time for Texas Historical Marker
Old Washington Cemetery is the final resting place for many of Texas' earliest settlers. The Washington County Historical ...
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Years after grave discoveries, Tampa's erased Zion Cemetery to get historical marker
TAMPA, Fla. — A new historical marker will honor the erased Zion Cemetery in Tampa, where archaeologists found hundreds of graves under public housing apartments and two adjacent businesses.