Groveland hosts first Memorial Day ceremony at restored African American Cemetery

Groveland hosts first Memorial Day ceremony at restored African American Cemetery

Months after celebrating the restoration of the Oak Tree Union Colored Cemetery of Taylorville, the city of Groveland honored veterans buried there during what was likely the first Memorial Day Ceremony held there in decades. City officials tell us prior to the restoration, the cemetery had been abandoned since 1951. Samuel Griffin’s uncle is one of the 10 veterans known to be buried at the Oak Tree Hill Union Colored Cemetery of Taylorville. He…