The names rang out in the misty late May morning. Private First Class Nathaniel Joseph, U.S. Army, World War II. Private Harrison Davis, U.S. Army, World War I. Steward’s Mate First Class Petty ...

Knoxville — Cemeteries sit in decay throughout East Tennessee. You may know of some yourself. Historian Robert McGinnis estimates there are perhaps 780 graveyards in Knox County alone, with about 150 ...

Especially in the autumn, the trails around the Eno River draw thousands of hikers. However, long before the Eno River State Park was established, the land there was used by early European settlers, ...

State agencies estimate abandoned cemeteries outnumber the total number of cemeteries that have been recorded. Zora Neale Hurston's grave in Fort Pierce became a historic site after its rediscovery.

The cemeteries that will be getting the repairs are Nyack Rural Nanuet Rural and Mount Moor Cemetery. "Many of the people that are buried in these cemeteries are founders of the town, founders of the ...

In Clearwater, Florida last century, segregation followed people into the grave. Now the injustices of the past are resurfacing. After human remains began emerging from the ground at a school, a ...

An Oneida County work crew mowed the lawn, whacked weeds and generally tried to tame the overgrowth and decay in New Forest Cemetery along Oneida Street on Monday. But even if members of the county’s ...