Jul 30, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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What We Can Learn From The Dead: Willow Grove Cemetery Tour

Discover a fuller history of Fountain City during a guided tour of Willow Grove Cemetery. Discover soldiers, doctors, business owners, Underground Railroad heroes and African Americans who called the area home and made Willow Grove the first integrated cemetery in the community. Plus, learn the techniques and challenges in the art of gravestone rubbing. Registration required by noon on July 29. Program participants will meet at Willow Grove Cemetery (409 U.S. 27 South). Cemetery entrance is located between Hartley Avenue and South Street, across from the Family Diner.

Age: 18+

Price: $8/person, $6/senior (ages 60+), 25% discount for members

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Program support provided by:

Wayne County Foundation