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ABOLITIONIST ELIJAH FISH’S HISTORIC GRAVE MARKER AT GREENWOOD CEMETERY TO RECEIVE NEEDED PRESERVATION

The gravesite of abolitionist Elijah Fish in Greenwood Cemetery was listed last year on the National Park Service’s Underground Railroad Network to Freedom to acknowledge his anti-slavery efforts in the 19th century. Fish’s 150 yearold grave marker, however, has deteriorated over time and is in need of professional intervention to clean and help restore it to its upright position. The Birmingham Museum will be coordinating the effort with the Fish family and the Friends of the Birmingham Museum to help preserve the marker and make it more visible to the public

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