Buried Figures and Buried Secrets at Willowbrook Grave Sites
Local legend speaks of a chair burial behind glass and a hidden tunnel beneath a door, with dirt filling the opening. A 1960s-era act allegedly filled it, later tumbled by a fallen stone cross above DeVore’s plot. Nearby lies Butler, a Confederate general with a wooden prosthetic foot and an embalmed real foot buried with him.
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Matthew Calbraith Butler
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Butler's embalmed foot buried with Civil War general
Confederate major general Matthew Calbraith Butler lost his right foot in action and had it embalmed. He kept the foot until his death and it rests with him at Willow Brook Cemetery in Edgefield.
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Willowbrook Cemetery
Edgefield
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Bland
Willowbrook tales bring history to life at Aiken burial site
Aiken Standard highlights Willowbrook Cemetery founder Thomas Glasscock Bacon and Civil War figures Elbert Bland and Rebecca Bland. The piece weaves Bacon’s regiment and ancestry with the poignant romance of the Bland couple, noting tours and a contact for visitors.
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South Carolina
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Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Sets Aug 6 Grand Opening
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, which lists 154 stores across multiple states, will launch a grand opening at 9 a.m. on August 6. Autograph tickets go on sale at 7:30 a.m. with an autograph session starting at 10 a.m. One autograph ticket per person is allowed. More details at the retailer’s website.
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URS to Merge with AECOM in 56.31 per share deal
URS CEO Martin Koffel touts a strategic combination that will benefit clients and employees as URS stockholders receive 33 in cash plus 0.734 AECOM shares per URS share, giving them 35 percent of the merged company. AECOM’s Michael Burke says the deal expands global reach and capabilities across markets.
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URS
Koffel
AECOM
Michael Burke
URS Corporation
Aecom Technology Corporation
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