Guest Blog provided by City of the Dead "Tales are waiting to be told from behind the headstones." Serving as the final resting place of many of Muskegon's prominent and influential historical figures, Evergreen Cemetery is a treasure-trove of stories waiting to be told. What is City of the Dead…
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A Short History of Memorial Day Memorial Day originated in the years following the Civil War and was originally called Decoration Day. In 1920 the poppy became the official flower and symbol. This was due to the popularity of the wartime poem “In Flanders Fields.” It became an official federal…
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Tucked inside Hidden Cove Park is the Vietnam War Memorial “Final Approach”. Rising above the park, surrounded by flags, benches and plaques is a UH-1D helicopter; a combat veteran of of the Vietnam War. Tail number 958, her slogan was “God’s Little Helper”. The aircraft served from 1968-1970…
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