Join historian Greg Olson on an informative tour of the Jacksonville East Cemetery on April 27 at 2 pm.
Historical figures such as Col. John J. Hardin, the Rev. Andrew Jackson, Gen. Benjamin Grierson and former heavyweight boxing champion Ken Norton are some of Jacksonville’s earliest and prominent residents that will be the focus of the tour. Olson will also provide a brief history of the cemetery.
The tour is free and open to the public, and will begin at 2 p.m. at the east end of the cemetery
This event is sponsored by the Jacksonville Bicentennial Planning Committee, the Morgan County Historical Society and the Jacksonville Area Museum.
Look for future tour information of Calvary Cemetery on June 29 and Diamond Grove Cemetery on Sept. 28. More information on those tours will be released in the future.