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Lexington unveils historical markers honoring African American history
WDBJ 7 Roanoke· 8 hours agoIn a poignant ceremony, the City of Lexington is honoring its rich African American history with the...
New highway marker coming to K&Q County recognizes Meriwether Lewis ancestor
Daily Press· 3 days agoA new historical highway marker approved for King and Queen County will recognize early colonial...
Macon family on a quest to preserve history after purchasing forgotten cemetery
Macon Telegraph via AOL· 7 days ago“The headstones are homemade or even just rocks in some cases.” “I feel that the once living people...
Historical markers are everywhere, but few note San Diego's Native American past
KPBS San Diego· 3 days agoScan the crowd-sourced Historical Marker Database’s 375 entries for San Diego County and you’ll see...
Supporters of Anchorage-area cemeteries say they're not giving up after $4M bond fails
Alaska Public Radio Network· 13 hours agoThis month, Anchorage residents voted down a $4.1 million bond that would’ve fulfilled supporters’...
Salute Our Heroes: Jackson County couple preserves history by restoring cemetery headstones
WIBW Topeka· 3 days agoCemeteries are a pathway to the past, with headstones that honor lives and legacies. A few years...
Honoring a Revolutionary Hero
The Marietta Times· 4 days agoA close up view of the new military marker for Revolutionary War Patriot Caleb Wiseman who died in 1835. WIRT COUNTY – Wirt...the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution ...
A neglected burial ground for migrants on Greek island of Lesbos has been given a drastic overhaul
WIVB Buffalo· 2 days agoLESBOS, Greece (AP) — Most drowned making the hazardous sea crossing from nearby Turkey, while...
Marking history: Early Burnside business owner's burial site gets long-awaited stone
Commonwealth Journal, Somerset, Ky. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoApr. 12—A Burnside business pioneer from days long ago is buried in the Somerset City Cemetery — though one wouldn't know it to examine the headstones lining the graveyard. His current-day family ...
'If these artifacts could speak.' Take a look at 7 iconic artifacts in Kentucky Derby history
The Courier Journal via Yahoo Sports· 3 days ago“But the fact that they were saved and hallowed this way suggests that certainly, he would have worn...
