Vines cover the entry pillar to Evergreen Cemetery in this June 28, 2016, photo. The scene exemplifies the condition of much of the 60-acre burial ground despite efforts of volunteers to control wild plants. State funding will help supporters better maintain the historic graveyard. Location: Stony Run Parkway in Richmond’s East End.
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Righting grave wrongs
Virginia General Assembly approves funds for 2 area historic African-American cemeteries; state has been paying for upkeep of Confederate graves for 100 years
Two historic, but largely abandoned and bedraggled African-American cemeteries on Richmond’s eastern border with Henrico County are about to get state support.
