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LOWER MANHATTAN (PIX11) — One of the oldest and largest African American burial grounds in the United States has been closed just days before Juneteenth. The visitor center and outdoor memori… ...
“With more than 202 burial sites already documented and included in the map, the jury recognizes that the Black Burial Grounds project enables proactive protection and awareness of these sites ...
The Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project held a gathering at the Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground on Monday to mark the date in 1800 when the slave rebellion leader Gabriel was ...
Farm outside Charlottesville welcomes living and dead to natural burial ground On 20 acres in the far northwest corner of Panorama Farms in Earlysville, the dead are laid to rest without metal ...
Archaeologists in Iran have discovered an ancient cone-shaped skull that is believed to have belonged to a teen girl.
A dispute over a government construction project in Northfield has residents asking where the bodies are buried — literally.
Furious residents have slammed plans for new homes on the former Ellon Academy site which they claim would be “completely out of place”. Aberdeenshire Council is looking to build five houses and six ...
A "natural burial ground" containing about 20,000 plots could be built, if plans are approved by a local authority. Forever Green Fields has submitted the application to Gateshead Council for the ...
Rebekah Del Rio death: Mulholland Drive singer dies, aged 57 Jesus apparition appears in clouds after Mass at basilica in the Philippines Why there’s a huge collection of vintage cars stored in ...
The mounds aren't just historical artifacts; they’re protected under state and federal law and are vital to the cultural ...
MUSC is building two towers at an old cemetery site where Denmark Vesey and many others were buried. A historian urges the school to respect these burials.
Old Staffordshire burial site is officially closing after decision by Methodist trustees Church bosses have have announced the official closure of an an old graveyard on the outskirts of Rugeley.