Volunteers, Veterans To Place Flags on Veteran Grave Sites

CHESTER COUNTY, PA – In observance of Memorial Day, Chester County officials will join community organizations in placing flags and markers on veteran grave sites next Wednesday.

The event, which is intended to honor local fallen heroes and unite the community, will take place on Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Old Evergreen Cemetery in Coatesville.

The short ceremony will include remarks from county and state-elected officials and the placing of flags and markers at roughly 40 grave sites by volunteers and veterans.

The Old Evergreen Cemetery was originally constructed during a time when segregation was still prominent in the United States, and contains grave sites solely of African Americans, many of whom belonged to the Hayti community of Valley Township.