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Tour of Riverside Cemetery enchants
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McMinnville Mayor Jimmy Haley, right, offered his annual guided tour through Riverside Cemetery on Saturday. The event attracted approximately 40 people interested in the history of Warren County from its current historian.
Local residents took a walk into the past Saturday with a guided tour through Riverside Cemetery by McMinnville Mayor Jimmy Haley.The tour started with a glimpse of life in McMinnville before the establishment of the railroad, as well as its impact on the city before and during the Civil War.“This cemetery is not the oldest cemetery in town,” said Haley, who is also Warren County historian. “It was created in 1878. The old City Cemetery is on High Street.