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Preservation society wins board approval for paid Oak Grove Cemetery tours to fund Underground Railroad museum study
Summary
The board approved a request from a local preservation nonprofit to hold paid walking tours at Oak Grove Cemetery and nearby historic sites to raise funds for a feasibility study of a planned Underground Railroad museum at 263 Pine Street.
The Park Board of Commissioners on June 4 approved guided walking tours at Oak Grove Cemetery and a separate walking tour of Underground Railroad sites in the Lower Highlands neighborhood as a fundraiser for a planned museum study.
Gail Powers, who identified herself as a board member and treasurer of the Preservation Site of Fall River, said the tours would charge $20 per person and that the group is raising $10,000 for a professional study to develop…
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