the Marion National Cemetery’s assistant director, said. A soldier’s home first opened on the property in 1890 to give Civil War veterans a place to go. The cemetery was then established next ...

“It’s a little bit breathtaking,” Dave Drake, assistant director of Marion National Cemetery, said. Row after row, in perfect alignment, the gravestones at Marion National Cemetery pay ...

MARION, Iowa (KCRG) - For Jonathan Appell, graveyards are more than a resting place for the dead, they’re a piece of history he’s determined to preserve. “These handmade, especially the ...

It’s part of his company, Atlas Preservation’s 48-state tour to restore graves across the country, including ones in Marion’s historic Oak Shade Cemetery. “Generally, there’s no money ...

“I didn’t wanna lose my leg cause I knew it would ruin sports for me,” said Henning. “But after hearing all the things with prosthetics and all that, it made it a lot easier.” ...