2021 AARP Community Challenge Grantee: John N. Smith Cemetery
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Established in the 1870s by an African American Methodist church, the John N. Smith Cemetery is now an outdoor museum that educates visitors about the lives of the interred, which include Civil War veterans and people who were once enslaved.
Established in the 1870s by an African American Methodist church, the John N. Smith Cemetery is now an outdoor museum that educates visitors about the lives of the interred, which include Civil War veterans and people who were once enslaved.
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