<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=324j22_0vmQFIWr00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=324j22_0vmQFIWr00" width="1320" height="743" >Local organizations are the service of several African American troops who died in the Civil War who are buried in a Blair County cemetery.The NAACP of Blair County and the Blair County African American Heritage Project received a grant in order to maintain the cemetery and show respect to the people buried there.Organizers said there are at least six men who fought in the United States Colored Troops in the Civil War who are buried there, as well as the first black high school graduate of Altoona High School, and other notable figures.Harriet Gaston, local African American historian, said, "What happened with the cemetery and why we're involved is when those men died who established it, there was nothing in place for what we would call the sustainability of the upkeep."Organizers said this is doing more than just cleaning up a cemetery; it's also about preserving history.</div></body>

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Local cemetery honors late African American notable figures

Local organizations are the service of several African American troops who died in the Civil War who are buried in a Blair County cemetery. The NAACP of Blair County and the Blair County African American Heritage Project received a grant in order to maintain the cemetery and show respect to the people buried there.