A new sign has been designed to tell the history behind the Morehead Cemetery, a historically Black burial place across from Oak Grove Cemetery in Marion.
Abigail Gillespie, a North Carolina Fellow through the UNC School of Government in Chapel Hill, worked with the city of Marion on the new sign for the Morehead Cemetery.
Believed to have been established in the 1880s, the Morehead Cemetery is primarily the final resting place of individuals who were directly or indirectly connected to the Carson and Greenlee families, either by birth or through enslavement.
The Marion City Council heard a report from Kim Effler, president of the McDowell Chamber of Commerce. Effler reported to city officials how the Chamber of Commerce is focused on small business support, growth and sustainability.
Mayor Pro Tem Don Ramsey read a proclamation declaring National Public Works Week in the city of Marion. He was joined by Public Works Director Brant Sikes and some of his staff for the reading of the proclamation.
Abigail Gillespie, a North Carolina Fellow through the UNC School of Government in Chapel Hill, worked with the city of Marion on the new sign for the Morehead Cemetery.
Believed to have been established in the 1880s, the Morehead Cemetery is primarily the final resting place of individuals who were directly or indirectly connected to the Carson and Greenlee families, either by birth or through enslavement.
The Marion City Council heard a report from Kim Effler, president of the McDowell Chamber of Commerce. Effler reported to city officials how the Chamber of Commerce is focused on small business support, growth and sustainability.
Mayor Pro Tem Don Ramsey read a proclamation declaring National Public Works Week in the city of Marion. He was joined by Public Works Director Brant Sikes and some of his staff for the reading of the proclamation.
