/tags/cemetery cemetery en-US Copyright Tue, 25 Feb 2025 10:15:00 GMT /2025-02-25/a-black-pioneer-built-a-cemetery-for-his-community-then-an-ohio-school-paved-over-it Black cemeteries across Ohio have been abandoned or paved over. That leaves the legacy of pioneers like Pleasant Litchford in risk of disappearing. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 10:15:00 GMT /2025-02-25/a-black-pioneer-built-a-cemetery-for-his-community-then-an-ohio-school-paved-over-it Brielle Coleman /arts-culture/2024-06-28/historic-black-cemetery-in-dublin-rededicated-after-years-lost-to-history Brown-Harris Cemetery was lost for years before a headstone was found in 2004. Even then, the cemetery was untouched until the city of Dublin surveyed the land in 2020. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 20:43:54 GMT /arts-culture/2024-06-28/historic-black-cemetery-in-dublin-rededicated-after-years-lost-to-history Allie Vugrincic /2024-04-09/a-long-forgotten-black-cemetery-in-northwest-ohio-is-finally-getting-recognized The stone markers memorializing the lives of Black people buried at Worthington Cemetery have long been moved. But, a new marker, commissioned by the Defiance Public Library, aims to keep their legacy alive. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 09:00:00 GMT /2024-04-09/a-long-forgotten-black-cemetery-in-northwest-ohio-is-finally-getting-recognized Kendall Crawford /news/2020-08-25/upper-arlington-uncovers-six-graves-from-black-cemetery-beneath-high-school In 1955, Upper Arlington built its high school on top of a historic African American cemetery. Now, as it starts construction on a new high school, the… Tue, 25 Aug 2020 22:28:52 GMT /news/2020-08-25/upper-arlington-uncovers-six-graves-from-black-cemetery-beneath-high-school Clare Roth /news/2020-01-10/curious-cbus-whats-the-history-of-the-columbus-insane-cemetery In Columbus' Hilltop neighborhood, if you know where to look, there are two small cemeteries with plaques that say they are the final resting place for patients from an old insane asylum. Fri, 10 Jan 2020 12:46:30 GMT /news/2020-01-10/curious-cbus-whats-the-history-of-the-columbus-insane-cemetery Michael De Bonis /wvxu-stories/2019-11-12/cincinnatis-union-baptist-cemetery-inspiration-for-national-network Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is introducing legislation in the Senate that would create a national network of African American burial grounds with... Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:51:34 GMT /wvxu-stories/2019-11-12/cincinnatis-union-baptist-cemetery-inspiration-for-national-network Tana Weingartner /wyso-stories/2019-05-09/city-conducts-archaeological-testing-for-burial-remains-at-park-slated-for-nfl-field Dayton has hired a national consulting firm that city officials say specializes in cultural and historic preservation to conduct testing at the site of... Thu, 09 May 2019 20:32:57 GMT /wyso-stories/2019-05-09/city-conducts-archaeological-testing-for-burial-remains-at-park-slated-for-nfl-field Jess Mador /news/2019-03-28/african-american-cemetery-may-still-sit-below-upper-arlington-high-school Construction on the new Upper Arlington High School was set to start in April, but concerns over an African-American cemetery buried beneath the campus… Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:33:18 GMT /news/2019-03-28/african-american-cemetery-may-still-sit-below-upper-arlington-high-school Olivia Miltner /news/2017-08-22/confederate-soldier-statue-defaced-at-camp-chase-cemetery Police say vandals damaged a Confederate soldier statue at Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery, which contains the graves of 2,200 soldiers who were prisoners… Tue, 22 Aug 2017 14:59:05 GMT /news/2017-08-22/confederate-soldier-statue-defaced-at-camp-chase-cemetery Gabe Rosenberg /news/2017-05-22/to-save-green-lawn-cemetery-columbus-state-students-track-the-damage The aftermath of a string of vandalism at Green Lawn Cemetery had become utterly overwhelming.Between September 2015 and January 2017, Green Lawn had seen… Mon, 22 May 2017 14:04:52 GMT /news/2017-05-22/to-save-green-lawn-cemetery-columbus-state-students-track-the-damage Emily Thompson