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1878 Yellow Fever epidemic burials at Elmwood Cemetery
The 1878 yellow fever epidemic killed an estimated 4,800–5,000 residents of Memphis, producing a large number of burials in the city's cemeteries. Elmwood Cemetery contains graves…
1878 Yellow Fever Epidemic burials at Elmwood Cemetery
Elmwood Cemetery contains numerous graves and monuments for victims of the 1878 yellow fever epidemic, during which thousands died in Memphis. Established in 1852, Elmwood include…
African Burial Ground discovery and memorial
The African Burial Ground National Monument commemorates a late‑17th to late‑18th‑century burial ground for free and enslaved Africans discovered during federal building construct…
African Burial Ground (lost and rediscovered)
From the 17th through the late 18th century, a burial ground for enslaved and free Africans was established in lower Manhattan but its existence was largely forgotten and the site…
African Burial Ground National Monument (Visitor Center)
The African Burial Ground National Monument commemorates the burial site of free and enslaved Africans used during the 17th and 18th centuries; human remains and artifacts were un…
African Burial Ground rediscovered after being built over
The African Burial Ground, used in the late 17th through late 18th centuries as a burial site for free and enslaved Africans, was largely forgotten and built over during later fed…
Ancient Egyptian mummies at the Museum of Fine Arts
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston holds multiple ancient Egyptian mummies and associated funerary objects in its Egyptian collection. Several mummified human remains and related art…
Ann Richards gravesite marker
The Texas State Cemetery in Austin contains the gravestone of former Texas Governor Ann Richards (1933–2006), who was interred there after her death in September 2006. The cemeter…
Archaeological excavations at the Alamo
Archaeological investigations on the Alamo grounds have documented subsurface foundations and features that predate the 1836 battle, including remains of earlier Spanish-period st…
Baylor College of Medicine - body donation program
Baylor College of Medicine operates a documented body donation program used to support medical education, surgical training, and research. Donated human remains are used in anatom…
Belle Meade Historic Site & Winery (plantation family burial ground)
Belle Meade Historic Site & Winery occupies the former Belle Meade Plantation and includes an on-site family burial ground where members of the Harding family and other interments…
Benjamin Harrison presidential gravesite
Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901), the 23rd President of the United States, is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. His gravesite at Crown Hill is a documented presidential…