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Preserving the Past: Murfreesboro's Benevolent Cemetery and Its Storied Legacy

 
MURFREESBORO, TN - An almost hidden plot of land along the railroad tracks and next to the bridge on South Church Street near Middle Tennessee Boulevard in Murfreesboro is where the 8-acre Benevolent Cemetery stands as a silent witness to over a century of history. That was Margaret McKinley, secretary of the African American Heritage Society of Rutherford County (AAHSR). McKinley told WGNS the cemetery, which was established in 1897 is now owned by the Allen Chapel AME Church.
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Greater Johnstown School Board appoints Jordan to vacant seat; hires school police officers and supervisor

Bruce Jordan was appointed with a unanimous decision by the Greater Johnstown School Board to fill the vacant seat at Monday’s special meeting. ....

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'A great honor': Style & Grace celebrates example of nine trailblazing women

Olivia Rowe s children know her as one of the best women in town, tall and beautiful and she even did some modeling. However, Rowe also made history in the 1970s ....

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'A great honor': Style & Grace celebrates example of nine trail-blazing women

Olivia Rowe s children know her as one of the best women in town, tall and beautiful and she even did some modeling. ....

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'A great honor': Style & Grace celebrates example of nine women

Olivia Rowe s children know her as one of the best women in town, tall and beautiful and she even did some modeling. ....

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